Midwest League Managers

Dave Bialas

Two Midwest League seasons:

• Manager, Springfield [Cardinals] (1982-83)

Playing Career

• Signed: Cardinals, fourth round, 1972 (Catcher, Bellaire [Texas] HS)
• Professional Career: 10 minor league seasons, almost entirely in the high minors, in the Cardinals organization.
• Midwest League: Appeared in 33 MWL games in 1982 (while he was managing at Springfield), almost entirely as a DH.

Management style

Bialas is perhaps slightly conservative, but in most respects he's been a conventional manager. More than most long-time managers, his habits have adjusted to match changing tactical preferences; for instance, he used to let pitchers finish games fairly routinely, but no longer does so.

David Bruce Bialas

Sources

My standard sources are described here.