Bud Black Stats & Facts
Bud Black Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 75 Weight: 197 Born: Saturday, July 09, 1932 in St. Louis, MO USA Died: 10 2 2005 in St. Louis, MO USA Debut: 9/13/1952 Last Game: 5/12/1956 Full Name: William Carroll Black
Rick Renteria becomes the Cubs’ 53rd manager in franchise history
Rick Renteria becomes the Cubs’ 53rd manager in franchise history, the fourth in the last five years, when he signs a three-year contract with two club option years with the last-place team that finished the season with 96 losses. Chicago’s new 51 year-old skipper has spent the last three seasons as Bud Black’s bench coach in San Diego.
Bud Black edges Cincinnati skipper Dusty Baker by one point for the National League Manager of the Year honors.
Bud Black edges Cincinnati skipper Dusty Baker by one point for the National League Manager of the Year honors. The Padres manager kept his underdog team in the playoff race until the last day of the season when they were knocked out of contention by San Francisco, the eventual World Champions.
Bud Black of the Cleveland Indians epitomizes the phrase “wild left-hander” when he hits three California Angels batters with pitches in one inning
On July 8, 1988, Bud Black of the Cleveland Indians epitomizes the phrase “wild left-hander” when he hits three California Angels batters with pitches in one inning, tying a major league record. Black hits Jack Howell, Devon White, and Johnny Ray in the fourth inning of a 10-6 loss to the Angels. Bert Blyleven will match…
Reggie Jackson hits homerun number 500
On September 17, 1984, On the 17th At Angels Stadium, on the Anianniversary of his first major homerun, Reggie Jackson connects off Kansas City pitcher Bud Black in the bottom of the 7th inning for his 500th career home run. The milestone hit proves to be the only run the Angels scored in the Royals’ 10…
