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James Edwin ("Jim") Tracy (born December 31, 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio) is the manager of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates Prior to joining the Pirates, Tracy was manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2001 to 2005 (4 winning seasons out of 5), compiling a 427-383 record. With Tracy as manager, the Dodgers won the National League West division in 2004 but lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series. On October 3, 2005, Tracy stepped down a day after the end of his first losing season as manager [1]. He was hired by the Pirates on October 11. In his first season with the Pirates, Tracy managed the team to a 67-95 record and a 5th place finish in the division.

The sportsmedia has frequently criticized Tracy during his tenure with the Pirates for being too arrogant, playing favorites, and deflecting blame from himself.[2][3]

Before managing, Tracy played as an infielder for two years for the Chicago Cubs. Tracy eventually worked as a minor league manager for several organizations. Tracy later served as the bench coach of the Montreal Expos (under manager Felipe Alou), and the Dodgers (under manager Davey Johnson) in 1999 and 2000.

He was an All-American baseball player at Marietta College, an NCAA Division III institution in Ohio.

His oldest son, Brian, played baseball at UC Santa Barbara. Son Chad plays in the minor leagues with the Texas Rangers organization. His youngest son, Mark, attends Pepperdine University. Tracy is not related to the Chad Tracy who plays in the major leagues with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• Baseball-Reference.com - managing record and playing statistics
• Pittsburgh Pirates.com - website of the Pittsburgh Pirates
• BucsDugout.com - article about Tracy's tendencies as manager of the Dodgers