Greg Riddoch
| Greg Riddoch | |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Born: July 17, 1945 Greeley, Colorado, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 12, 1990, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 1992, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games managed | 394 |
| Win–loss record | 200–194 |
| Winning percentage | .508 |
| Teams | |
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Gregory Lee Riddoch (born July 17, 1945) is an
win–loss record
of 200–194 (.508).
Riddoch threw and batted
Rookie-level Pioneer League and became a coach for the Padres from 1987 until the 1990 All-Star break when he succeeded Jack McKeon as the San Diego manager. He led the Padres to winning seasons in both 1991 (84–78) and 1992 (78–72), but was fired in favor of Jim Riggleman by the Padres' general manager, Joe McIlvaine, with a dozen games left in the 1992 campaign.[1] Riddoch's successor finished with a much lower winning percentage, .385[2] vs .508[3]
than Riddoch.
During his baseball career, Riddoch also served as third base coach for the
farm team
, Riddoch had managed them for six seasons (1975–76; 1978–81), for a total of ten years as manager in Eugene.
Riddoch was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. Former Padres' outfielder Tony Gywnn, one of the greatest hitters of his generation, called his former coach "one of the best teachers ever of the game."[5]
References
- The Los Angeles Times, September 24, 1992
- ^ "Jim Riggleman Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Greg Riddoch Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Greg Riddoch". www.coloradosports.org. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Greg Riddoch". Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record
- Article on career
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