Midwest League Managers

Duane Espy

Two Midwest League seasons:

Manager, Burlington [Brewers] (1979-80)

Playing Career

Drafted/Signed: Brewers, 7th round (June regular phase), 1970 (2B, Santa Monica HS)
Professional Career: Eight professional seasons for the Brewers; played basically at every level in the system.
Midwest League: Played for Danville in 1971 & 1972.

Management style

Espy probably over-managed, but his teams must have been fun to watch play. They ran wild on the basepaths, and he was pretty likely to call for a sacrifice. He was unusually stingy with intentional passes, and was (for his era) pretty likely to go to the bullpen.

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28mar09

Year	Team	League (Class)	Affiliate	G	CG	IBB	SBA	SB%	SH	W	L	PCT
Duane Grant Espy
DOB: June 23, 1952


2009	Modesto	California (A+)	Rockies	Coach
2008	Modesto	California (A+)	Rockies	Coach
2007	Caspar	Pioneer (R+)	Rockies	Coach
2006	Colorado	National (ML)	Rockies	Hitting Coach
2005	Colorado	National (ML)	Rockies	Hitting Coach
2004	Colorado	National (ML)	Rockies	Hitting Coach
2003	Colorado	National (ML)	Rockies	Hitting Coach
2002	San Diego	National (ML)	Padres	Hitting Coach
2001	San Diego	National (ML)	Padres	Hitting Coach
2000*	San Diego	National (ML)	Padres	Hitting Coach
2000*	Las Vegas	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Padres	50	-	-	-	-	-	30	20	.600
1993-99
1992	San Francisco	National (ML)	Giants	Minor League Hitting Coordinator
1991	Phoenix	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Giants	138	17	30	222	.68	30	68	70	.493
1990	Phoenix	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Giants	139	10	26	201	.57	17	63	76	.453
1989	San Jose	California (A+)	Giants	142	20	8	352	.66	15	81	61	.570
			Playoff Qualifier; Manager of the Year
1988	San Jose	California (A+)	Giants	143	31	8	279	.66	32	91	52	.636
			Playoff Qualifier
1987	Phoenix	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Giants	Coach
1986	Phoenix	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Giants	Coach
1985	Shreveport	Texas (AA)	Giants	136	42	16	182	.68	57	72	64	.529
1984	Shreveport	Texas (AA)	Giants	136	16	19	148	.62	42	59	77	.434
1983	Shreveport	Texas (AA)	Giants	136	20	7	172	.67	25	72	64	.529
1982	Stockton	California (A+)	Brewers	138	42	8	409	.76	56	81	57	.587
1981	Stockton	California (A+)	Brewers	139	40	7	431	.73	49	68	71	.489
			Playoff Qualifier
1980	Burlington	Midwest (A)	Giants	142	47	15	420	.76	27	70	72	.493
			Playoff Qualifier
1979	Burlington	Midwest (A)	Giants	136	57	9	273	.71	21	53	83	.390
1971-78				Playing Career

Coach		7 Seasons
Minors		12 Seasons		1575	342	153	3089	.70	371	808	767	.513
Coach		5 Seasons

Total		12 (23) Seasons		1575	342	153	3089	.70	371	808	767	.513
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Key to the Manager Statistics
G	= games
CG	= complete games
IBB	= intentional walks
SBA	= stolen base attempts
SB%	= stolen base percentage
SH	= sacrifice hits (bunts)
W	= wins
L	= losses
PCT	= won/lost percent
A note about using stats to compare managers.
Sources My standard sources are described here.

1979 Midwest League Managers
Breazeale	Cato	Emery	Espy
McLaughlin	Napier	Robson	Stelmaszek

1980 Midwest League Managers
Cato	Emery	Espy	Lett
Lund	Martinez	Napier	Stelmaszek

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Midwest League Managers

Duane Espy

Playing Career

Management style

Duane Grant Espy

Key to the Manager Statistics

Sources