Midwest League Managers

Frank Funk

Four Midwest League seasons:

Manager, Cedar Rapids [Reds] (1991)
Manager, Decatur [Giants] (1969-71)

Playing Career

Drafted/Signed: Giants, 1954, free agent (Pitcher, Shepherd University)
Professional Career: 14 years, mostly at the Triple-A level; appeared in 137 major league games as a relief pitcher, with the Indians (3 seasons) and Milwaukee's Braves (1 season).
- Funk's major league career.
Midwest League: Never played in the Midwest League.

Management style

While Funk was far more likely than modern managers to let his starting pitchers finish games (a function of time and circumstance, certainly), in all respects he was pretty conservative. His teams didn't steal much, but their success rate was exceptionally high. His teams rarely bunted, and he didn't much like intentional passes.

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Year	Team	League (Class)	Affiliate	G	CG	IBB	SBA	SB%	SH	W	L	PCT
Franklin R. Funk
DOB: August 30, 1935			Washington, D.C.

1998	Colorado	National (ML)	Rockies	Pitching Coach
1997	Colorado	National (ML)	Rockies	Pitching Coach
1996	Colorado	National (ML)	Rockies	Pitching Coach
1995	Colorado Springs	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Rockies	Pitching Coach
1994	Colorado Springs	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Rockies	Pitching Coach
1993	Colorado Springs	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Rockies	Pitching Coach
1992	Nashville	American Association (AAA)	Reds	Pitching Coach
1991	Cedar Rapids	Midwest (A)	Reds	140	19	24	222	.71	28	66	74	.471
1990	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Pitching Coach
1989	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Pitching Coach
1988	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Pitching Coach
1987*	Omaha	American Association (AAA)	Royals	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
1986*	Omaha	American Association (AAA)	Royals	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
1986*	Omaha	American Association (AAA)	Royals	Pitching Coach
1985	Eugene	Northwest (A-)	Royals	74	6	7	179	.77	16	40	34	.541
			Best record (tie), Playoff Qualifier, Manager of the Year
1984	Seattle	American (ML)	Mariners	Pitching Coach
1983	Seattle	American (ML)	Mariners	Pitching Coach
1982	Seattle	American (ML)	Mariners	Minor League Pitching Instructor
1981	Seattle	American (ML)	Mariners	Pitching Coach
1980*	Seattle	American (ML)	Mariners	Pitching Coach
1979
1978	Giants	National (ML)	Giants	Minor League Pitching Instructor
1977	Giants	National (ML)	Giants	Minor League Pitching Instructor
1976	San Francisco	National (ML)	Giants	Pitching Coach
1974-75
1973	Fresno	California (A+)	Giants	140	---	---	121	.83	59	69	71	.493
1972	Fresno	California (A+)	Giants	138	---	---	78	.62	42	74	64	.536
1971	Decatur	Midwest (A)	Giants	124	40	34	75	.84	42	54	70	.435
1970	Decatur	Midwest (A)	Giants	119	48	27	122	.73	34	63	56	.529
1969	Decatur	Midwest (A)	Giants	119	51	23	94	.78	31	53	66	.455
1968
1954-67				Playing Career

Coach	11 Seasons
Minors	9 Seasons			854	164	115	891	.75	252	419	435	.491
Coach	8 Seasons

Total	9 (27) Seasons			854	164	115	891	.75	252	419	435	.491
*Funk shared the managing duties for this team.
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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.

1991 Midwest League Managers
Breeden	Derksen	Dubee	Funk	Hayes	Jones
Kelly	Leary	Lepel	Little	Miscik	Mull
Ramsey	Seoane	Thompson	Tolman

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The Midwest League plays Single-A, professional baseball in America's agricultural and industrial heartland. 16 teams play a 140 game schedule which begins in early April and ends Labor Day weekend.

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Midwest League Managers

Frank Funk

Playing Career

Management style

Franklin R. Funk

Key to the Manager Statistics

Sources