Midwest League Managers

Mike Jirschele

One Midwest League season:

Manager, Rockford [Royals] (1993)

Playing Career

Drafted/Signed: Rangers, 5th round, 1977 (shortstop, Clinton [Wisconsin] HS).
Professional Career: Twelve minor league seasons, mostly in the high minors (includes a few odd outings while coaching).
Midwest League: Played for Wausau in 1979, and appeared briefly for Appleton (where he was coaching) in 1990.

Management style

Jirschele's always been a pretty conservative manager. Except for his 1993 (Rockford) and 1994 (Wilmington) teams, both of which included Johnny Damon, he's tended not to let his players run. Intentional walks and sac bunts are not really part of his arsenal.

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Year	Team	League (Class)	Affiliate	G	CG	IBB	SBA	SB%	SH	W	L	PCT
Michael J. Jirschele
DOB:March 3, 1959


2008	Omaha	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Royals
2007	Omaha	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Royals	144	1	16	114	.70	65	73	71	.507
2006*	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Interim Bench Coach
2006	Omaha	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Royals	144	2	19	109	.60	34	53	91	.368
2005	Omaha	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Royals	144	1	8	115	.75	28	72	72	.500
2004	Omaha	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Royals	144	5	8	135	.67	36	71	73	.493
2003	Omaha	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Royals	143	6	9	119	.64	46	70	73	.490
2002	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Minor League Field Coordinator
2001	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Minor League Field Coordinator
2000	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Minor League Field Coordinator
1999	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Minor League Instruction Coordinator
1998	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Minor League Infield Instructor
1997	Omaha	American Association (AAA)	Royals	144	8	15	116	.65	33	61	83	.424
1996	Omaha	American Association (AAA)	Royals	144	5	19	163	.65	63	79	65	.549
			Playoff Qualifier
1995	Omaha	American Association (AAA)	Royals	144	12	25	118	.58	57	76	68	.528
			Playoff Qualifier
1994	Wilmington	Carolina (A+)	Royals	138	7	9	190	.73	85	94	44	.681
			Best Record, League Champion, Manager of the Year
1993	Rockford	Midwest (A)	Royals	132	13	2	335	.71	41	78	54	.591
			Playoff Qualifier
1992	Royals	Gulf Coast (R)	Royals	59	1	1	128	.63	20	41	18	.695
			Best Record, League Champion, Manager of the Year
1991	Appleton	Midwest (A)	Royals	Coach
1990	Appleton	Midwest (A)	Royals	Coach
1978-90				Playing Career

Front Office		4 Seasons
Coach		1 Season
Minors		11 Seasons		1480	61	131	1642	.67	508	768	712	.519
Coach		3 Seasons

Total	11 (17) Seasons			1480	61	131	1642	.67	508	768	712	.519
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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 Minor League Digest

1993 Midwest League Managers
Bundy	Dillard	Dwyer	Franklin	Jirschele
Jones	Krenchicki	Lezcano	Mull	Ramsey
Roadcap	Romero	Seoane	Tosca

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Midwest League Managers

Mike Jirschele

Playing Career

Management style

Michael J. Jirschele

Key to the Manager Statistics

Sources