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Bruce Bochy
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Bruce Douglas Bochy (born April 16, 1955 in Landes de Boussac, France) is the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to joining the Giants on October 27, 2006 [1], Bochy had been the manager of the San Diego Padres for twelve seasons. He led the Padres to four of the five postseason appearances in their history, winning division titles in 1996, 1998, 2005, and 2006. In 1998, he led the Padres to their first National League pennant in 14 years, where they lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series.
In 1996, Bochy was named the NL Manager of the Year. He won over 900 games as manager of the Padres - the most in team history - despite often being saddled with low-budget squads.
As a catcher, Bochy played with the Houston Astros (1978-80), New York Mets (1982) and San Diego Padres (1983-87). In 802 career at-bats, he hit .239 with 26 home runs. He was the backup to Terry Kennedy when the Padres won their first NL pennant in 1984, and played in one game in the 1984 World Series, which the Padres lost in five games to the Detroit Tigers.
Bochy agreed to a three-year contract to replace Felipe Alou and become the Giants' new skipper on October 27, 2006.
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| SD | 1995 | 70 | 74 | .486 | 3rd in NL West | - | - | - | - |
| SD | 1996 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 1st in NL West | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in NLDS. |
| SD | 1997 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 4th in NL West | - | - | - | |
| SD | 1998 | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1st in NL West | 7 | 7 | .500 | Lost in World Series |
| SD | 1999 | 74 | 88 | .457 | 4st in NL West | - | - | - | |
| SD | 2000 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 5st in NL West | - | - | - | |
| SD | 2001 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 4st in NL West | - | - | - | |
| SD | 2002 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 5th in NL West | - | - | - | |
| SD | 2003 | 64 | 98 | .395 | 5th in NL West | - | - | - | |
| SD | 2004 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3rd in NL West | - | - | - | |
| SD | 2005 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 1st in NL West | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in NLDS |
| SD | 2006 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1st in NL West | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost in NLDS |
| SD Total | 951 | 975 | .494 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 4 Playoff Appearances | ||
| SF | 2007 | ||||||||
| SF Total | |||||||||
| Total | 951 | 975 | .494 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 4 Playoff Apearances | ||
- Bochy is one of just eight Major Leaguers to be born in France. His 26 career homers are the most by any player from the country.
- He was born in France where his father was stationed as a U.S. Army officer at the time. However, Bochy grew up in Virginia.
- Bochy is the only former Padre player to serve as the team's manager.
- At the start of the 2006 season, Bochy's tenure with the Padres was the second-longest among active managers. Only Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves has been with his current team longer.
- Bochy is known for having one of the largest cap sizes in Major League Baseball at 8 3/4.[2] When he joined the Padres in 1982, they did not have a batting helmet that would fit him, and they had to send the ones he was using in the minors.[3]
- Bochy managed the 2004 and 2006 MLB All-Stars in the Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series.
- Baseball-Reference.com - managing record and playing statistics
| Preceded by Don Baylor |
National League Manager of the Year 1996 |
Succeeded by Dusty Baker |
| Preceded by Jim Riggleman |
San Diego Padres Managers 1995-2006 |
Succeeded by Bud Black |
| Preceded by Felipe Alou |
San Francisco Giants Managers 2007- |
Succeeded by Current Manager |