Midwest League Managers

Dave Joppie

Two Midwest League seasons:

Kane County [Athletics] (2004-05)

Playing Career

Drafted/Signed: Never played professional baseball. (Graduated from Aquinas College in 1988.)
Professional Career: No professional playing career.
Midwest League: Never played in the Midwest League.

Management style

Joppie's a fairly conventional manager by Midwest League standards.

Dave reportedly coached Portage Northern HS, Kalamazoo Valley CC, Kellogg CC, and the Battle Creek Ferraris (a legendary name [trust me]) before moving into professional ball (all are located in southern Michigan). Joppie officiates college basketball during the off-season.

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Year	Team	League (Class)	Affiliate	G	CG	IBB	SBA	SB%	SH	W	L	PCT
David Joppie
DOB: December 11, 1965			Grand Rapids, Michigan


2008	Portland	Eastern (AA)	Red Sox	Hitting Coach
2007	Lancaster	California (A+)	Red Sox	Hitting Coach
2006	Wilmington	Carolina (A+)	Red Sox	Hitting Coach
2005	Kane County	Midwest (A)	Athletics	139	1	18	154	.78	22	67	72	.482
2004	Kane County	Midwest (A)	Athletics	139	4	36	123	.68	19	83	56	.597
			Best Record, Playoff Qualifier; Manager of the Year
2003	Midland	Texas (AA)	Athletics	Coach
2002	Midland	Texas (AA)	Athletics	Coach
2001	Midland	Texas (AA)	Athletics	Hitting Coach
2000	Vancouver	Northwest (A-)	Athletics	76	0	13	75	.64	25	39	37	.513
1999	Visalia	California (A+)	Athletics	Hitting Coach
1998*	Huntsville	Southern (AA)	Athletics	Coach
1997	Modesto	California (A+)	Athletics	Hitting Coach
1996	Huntsville	Southern (AA)	Athletics	Coach
1995	Huntsville	Southern (AA)	Athletics	Coach

Minors	3 Seasons			354	5	67	352	.72	66	189	165	.534
Coach	10 Seasons

Total	3 (13) Seasons			354	5	67	352	.72	66	189	165	.534
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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. David Malamut

2005 Midwest League Managers
Boles	Cunningham	Gabella	Garcia	Haley
Joppie	Joyce	Magallanes	Powell	Ready
Steinmann	Subero	Szekely	Walbeck

2004 Midwest League Managers
Boles	Cunningham	Gabella	Garcia	Joppie
Magallanes	Money	Mosiello	Perezchica	Powell
Ready	Roadcap	Seoane	Subero	Walbeck

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The Midwest League plays Single-A, professional baseball in America's agricultural and industrial heartland. 14 teams play a 140 game schedule which begins in early April and ends Labor Day weekend.

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Midwest League Managers

Dave Joppie

Playing Career

Management style

David Joppie

Key to the Manager Statistics

Sources