Jack Tighe
Jack Tighe | ||
---|---|---|
Winning % | .488 | |
Teams | ||
John Thomas Tighe (August 9, 1913
– August 1, 2002 ), pronounced "tie", was an American minor league baseball player and aBiography
Born in
The following season, Tighe became a manager in the
In 1940 and 1941, Tighe was player-manager of the
He was a Detroit coach for the latter half of the 1942 American League season, then resumed his minor league managerial career from 1944 to 1953.[2]
In 1948, Tighe was assigned to be the first manager of the
He was again named to the coaching staff of the Tigers for 1955–56, replacing his boss, Bucky Harris, as Detroit's manager following the 1956 season. Tighe led the Tigers to a 78–76, fourth-place finish in 1957, although when Detroit faltered (21–28) early on during the 1958 campaign, he was released in favor of Bill Norman.[1] Tighe's career managing record: 99 wins, 104 defeats (.488).
He later managed and scouted in the
Jack Tighe died at age 88 on August 1, 2002Pompano Beach, Florida.[1]
, eight days short of his 89th birthday, inManagerial record
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
DET | 1957 | 154 | 78 | 76 | .506 | 4th in AL | – | – | – | |
DET | 1958 | 49 | 21 | 28 | .429 | 8th in AL Fired June 9 |
– | – | – | |
Total | 203 | 99 | 104 | .488 | 0 | 0 | – |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Former Tigers' Manager Jack Tighe Dead at 88". The Bryan Times. AP. August 3, 2002. p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ Spink, J.G. Taylor, Rickart, Paul A., and Abramovich, Joe, Official 1956 Baseball Register. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1956, page 287
- ^ Adams, Dominic (May 1, 2015). "1 comment Flint joins Baltimore on list of pro baseball games with single-digit attendance". The Flint Journal. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)