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Jim Leyland

Born December 15, 1944

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        In honor of my grandfather, Frank Kuharsky (1912-2004), who loved the Pirates and Marlins. He always thought Jim Leyland was the best manger in the game. His all-time favorite player was Pie Traynor and called Barry Bonds the best hitter he had ever seen.

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Managerial Record Glossary

 Year    League   Team     Age  G     W    L    WP   Finish
+----+-----------+--------+---+-----+----+----+------+------+
 1986 NL East     Pittsbgh  41   162   64   98   .395      6
 1987 NL East     Pittsbgh  42   162   80   82   .494      4
 1988 NL East     Pittsbgh  43   160   85   75   .531      2
 1989 NL East     Pittsbgh  44   164   74   88   .457      5
 1990 NL East     Pittsbgh  45   162   95   67   .586      1
 1991 NL East     Pittsbgh  46   162   98   64   .605      1
 1992 NL East     Pittsbgh  47   162   96   66   .593      1
 1993 NL East     Pittsbgh  48   162   75   87   .463      5
 1994 NL Cent     Pittsbgh  49   114   53   61   .465      3
 1995 NL Cent     Pittsbgh  50   144   58   86   .403      5
 1996 NL Cent     Pittsbgh  51   162   73   89   .451      5

 1997 NL East     Florida   52   162   92   70   .568  WS  2
 1998 NL East     Florida   53   162   54  108   .333      5

 1999 NL West     Colorado  54   162   72   90   .444      5

 2006 AL Cent     Detroit   61   162   95   67   .586  AL  2
 2007 AL Cent     Detroit   62   162   88   74   .543      2
 2008 AL Cent     Detroit   63   162   74   88   .457      5
+----+-----------+--------+---+-----+----+----+------+------+
                  Colorado       162   72   90   .444
                  Detroit        486  257  229   .529
                  Florida        324  146  178   .451
                  Pittsbgh      1716  851  863   .496
+----+-----------+--------+---+-----+----+----+------+------+
      TOTAL                     2688 1326 1360   .494

NL or AL under Finish means team won pennant.
WS under Finish means team won World Series.

Awards

1990 NL Manager of the Year
1992 NL Manager of the Year
2006 AL Manager of the Year

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