Jim Saul
| Jim Saul | |
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 Saul with the Nashville Sounds in 1983 | |
| Coach | |
| Born: November 24, 1939 Bristol, Virginia | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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James Allen Saul (born November 24, 1939) is a retired
minor league baseball. The 2008 season marked Saul's 50th season in professional baseball, all but three of them at the minor-league level. In Major League Baseball, Saul coached for three seasons, with the Chicago Cubs (1975–76) and Oakland Athletics (1979
).
Jim Saul attended
California Angels
. He was a journeyman who played for 19 different clubs over that span.
He began his managing career in the Angels' organization in
Salinas Packers of the Class A California League. Through 2004, he managed for 22 seasons in the Angels, Cubs, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves
organizations, including five seasons at the Double-A level. Saul's teams won 1,014 games and lost 1,090 (.482).
Saul began coaching for Rookie-level farm teams in 2005. From 2007 to 2009, he was a coach for the
Bluefield Orioles, then Baltimore's affiliate in the Appalachian League
.
References
- Douchant, Mike, and Marcin, Joe, eds. The Official 1976 Baseball Register. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1976.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Coach's page from Retrosheet
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