- Jim Saul
James Allen Saul (born
November 24 ,1939 , atBristol, Virginia ) is a longtime Americancatcher , manager and coach inminor league baseball . The by|2008 season marked Saul's 50th season in professional baseball, all but three of them at the minor-league level. InMajor League Baseball , Saul coached for three seasons, with theChicago Cubs (1975-76) andOakland Athletics (by|1979).Jim Saul attended
East Tennessee State University . As a player, he threw right-handed, batted left-handed, stood 6'3" (190.5 cm) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg). His catching career consisted of 14 seasons (1959-72) in the farm systems of theSt. Louis Cardinals ,Cincinnati Reds , Cubs,Cleveland Indians and California Angels. He was a journeyman who played for 19 different clubs over that span.He began his managing career in the Angels' organization in by|1973, as skipper of the
Salinas Packers of the Class ACalifornia League . Through by|2004, he managed for 22 seasons in the Angels, Cubs,New York Yankees andAtlanta Braves organizations, including five seasons at the Double-A level. Saul's teams won 1,014 games and lost 1,090 (.482).Saul has been coaching for Rookie-level farm teams since 2005. Since 2007, he has been a coach for the
Bluefield Orioles , Baltimore's affiliate in theAppalachian League .References
* Douchant, Mike, and Marcin, Joe, eds. "The Official 1976 Baseball Register." St. Louis:
The Sporting News , 1976.
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