Midwest League Managers

Brad Mills

One Midwest League season:

Manager, Peoria [Cubs] (1989)

Playing Career

Signed: Montreal, 17th round, 1979 (third baseman, University of Arizona).
Professional Career: Eight professional seasons, mostly at the Triple-A level. Played 106 games for the Expos over the course of four seasons.
- Mills' major league career.
Midwest League: Never played in the Midwest League.

Management style

When Mills was managing, his pitchers were a bit more likely to finish games than was usual for the time and place, and his hitters were pretty likely to bunt.

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20mar00
Changed
31aug10
Major Change
27mar09

Year	Team	League (Class)	Affiliate	G	CG	IBB	SBA	SB%	SH	W	L	PCT
James Bradley Mills
DOB: January 19, 1957			Exeter, California

2009	Boston	American (ML)	Red Sox	Bench Coach
2008	Boston	American (ML)	Red Sox	Bench Coach
2007	Boston	American (ML)	Red Sox	Bench Coach
2006	Boston	American (ML)	Red Sox	Bench Coach
2004	Boston	American (ML)	Red Sox	Bench Coach
2003	Montreal	National (ML)	Expos	Bench Coach
2002	Las Vegas	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Dodgers	144	2	8	94	.67	57	85	59	.590
			Best Record, Playoff Qualifier; Manager of the Year
2001	Chicago	National (ML)	Cubs	Advance Scout
2000	Philadelphia	National (ML)	Phillies	First Base Coach
1999	Peoria	Arizona (Fall)	---	44	---	---	---	---	---	17	27	.386
1999	Philadelphia	National (ML)	Phillies	First Base Coach
1998	Philadelphia	National (ML)	Phillies	First Base Coach
1997	Philadelphia	National (ML)	Phillies	First Base Coach
1996	Peoria	Arizona (Fall)	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1996	Colorado Springs	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Rockies	142	3	27	146	.55	37	58	83	.411
1995	Colorado Springs	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Rockies	143	4	35	155	.68	46	77	66	.538
			Playoff Qualifier, League Champion
1994	Colorado Springs	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Rockies	139	13	25	160	.65	29	70	69	.504
			Playoff Qualifier
1993	Colorado Springs	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Rockies	141	12	22	222	.60	49	66	75	.468
1992	Iowa	American Association (AAA)	Cubs	143	7	22	146	.65	76	51	92	.357
1991	Winston-Salem	Carolina (A+)	Cubs	140	16	17	160	.66	47	83	57	.593
1990	Winston-Salem	Carolina (A+)	Cubs	140	21	23	198	.74	58	86	54	.614
1989	Peoria	Midwest (A)	Cubs	139	27	17	214	.67	83	80	59	.576
1988	Charleston WVA	South Atlantic (A)	Cubs	137	20	16	217	.66	64	51	86	.372
1987	Wytheville	Appalachian (R+)	Cubs	70	---	---	---	---	---	32	38	.457
1979-86				Playing Career

Coach	11 Seasons
Minors	11 Seasons			1478	125	212	1712	.65	546	739	738	.500
Scout	1 Season
Winter	2 Seasons			44	---	---	---	---	---	17	27	.386

Total	11 (23) Seasons			1522	125	212	1712	.65	546	756	765	.497
Some statistics are not currently available.

This page may be incomplete.
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.

1989 Midwest League Managers
Bodie	Jones	Liddle	Moreno	Miley
Mills	Nettles	Patterson	Poldberg	Quade
Radison	Rodriguez	Saul	Taveras

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Midwest League Managers

Brad Mills

Playing Career

Management style

James Bradley Mills

Key to the Manager Statistics

Sources