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James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player,
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. He serves as a special assistant to the
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of
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(MLB). Leyland led the
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to the
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championship over the
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, and previously won three straight division titles (
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,
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, and
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) with the
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. He is one of eleven managers to lead three different teams to the postseason. With the Tigers' victory in the
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, Leyland became the seventh manager in history to win pennants in both the
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s. He is a three-time
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winner, twice in the National League (1990 and 1992), and once in the American League (2006).


Early career

Jim Leyland graduated from
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in 1962. Leyland began his baseball career with the Tigers when they signed him as a
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on September 21, 1963. He spent seven seasons as a minor leaguer in the Tigers organization (1964–1970), but mainly served as a coach with the
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in 1970 while playing in just two games for the team. Leyland was a career .222
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in the minor leagues. In 1972, Leyland became a minor league manager in the Tigers organization; beginning with the
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of the
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; from 1979–1981, he was the manager of the
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winning two divisions (1979, 1981) in the American Association. Leyland left the Tigers organization for the first time in 1982 when he became
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's
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for four seasons (1982–85) with the
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, including the team's 1983 AL West division title, before being named the 33rd manager in
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history on November 20, 1985.


Managerial career


Pittsburgh Pirates

Leyland was the manager of the
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from 1986 to 1996. He won two
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trophies with the Pirates in 1990 and 1992, and finished as runner-up in 1988 and 1991. Leyland helped develop such All-Stars as
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,
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,
Tim Wakefield Timothy Stephen Wakefield (born August 2, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Wakefield began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-yea ...
,
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and
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in Pittsburgh before a
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in the mid-1990s soured him with new ownership. Under Leyland, the Pirates captured the National League Eastern Division title and went to the
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in three straight seasons (
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,
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, and
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). Pittsburgh averaged 96 regular season victories those three years, but lost all three times in the NLCS with the latter two going the full seven games against the Atlanta Braves. The Pirates lost to the Cincinnati Reds (four games to two) in the 1990 NLCS. Although he has moved on in his career, Leyland still keeps his home in the
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suburb of
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, where he has raised two children, Patrick and Kellie with his wife Katie. Patrick was a minor league catcher-first baseman in the Detroit (2010-2014) and Seattle (2015) organizations. Leyland decided to quit after 11 seasons spent with the Pirates in order to manage a contender despite a contract that ran to 2000 with a salary of $1 million, stating that it was not a tough decision but a sad one, noting his dissatisfaction with owner
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on trades and salary cutting. One member of Leyland's coaching staff while with the Pirates,
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, who was most recently the manager of the
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, wore number 10 to honor Leyland.


Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies

In 1997, Leyland was hired by
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to manage the
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and promptly led them to the franchise's first World Championship that year, defeating the Cleveland Indians—four games to three—in the Fall Classic. The Marlins, in only their fifth year of existence, became the fastest expansion franchise to win a World Series. The
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surpassed the Marlins when they won the World Series in 2001, their fourth season. In the offseason, Huizenga dismantled the team in what became known as "the
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." After Game 7, when asked about rumors that he might retire if Huizenga sold the franchise, Leyland quipped, "My wife doesn't like me that much. I can't retire." Leyland indeed remained as the manager, but resigned after the 1998 season, when the Marlins went 54–108. Due to the details of his contract (alongside the team finding itself in the process of being sold), he received a $500,000 buyout for the remaining three years of his five-year contract. Leyland was subsequently hired by the
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for the 1999 season. Leyland reached 1,000 wins on April 15, leading the Rockies to a 6-4 win over the
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at
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. He achieved the feat in his 2,048th game as manager. Leyland ultimately came to regret the decision to manage in Colorado, saying that while he was treated well by the team, he felt he could not manage well with
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in regards to pitching, as he described himself as "pitcher's manager." He walked away from the final two years of his contract after one season. It was the fifth time in Leyland's 14 seasons that he skippered a team that finished last in its division. After this, he became a Pittsburgh-based
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for the
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.


Detroit Tigers

Following the release of Alan Trammell as the manager of the Tigers, Leyland was hired as new Tigers manager, returning to the franchise with which he spent the first 18 years of his professional baseball career. It marked the first time Leyland managed in the American League. In the 2006 regular season, Leyland guided the Tigers to a 95–67 record, the Tigers best season since 1987. The Tigers entered the playoffs as a wild card, and went on to defeat the
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and sweep the
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to win the American League pennant before falling to the
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in the
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. In leading the team to the AL pennant, he became the seventh manager to win pennants in both major leagues, joining
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
Tony La Russa Anthony La Russa Jr. (; born October 4, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. His MLB career has spanned from 1963 to 2022, in several roles. He is the former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland At ...
. After the 2006 season ended, Leyland was recognized with the
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award for the third time in his career. He became the third person to win the award in both leagues, joining La Russa and
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. Leyland also won
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for the American League in 2006. The Tigers had heightened expectations after the pennant, but they muddled through the next four seasons, which included a last place finish in 2008 (the sixth and last time Leyland had skippered a last place team). Leyland would reach 1,500 wins on April 15, 2011 with a win over the
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, becoming the 19th manager to do so. That year, he would lead the Tigers to another 95–67 regular season record (an improvement of 14 wins), winning the American League Central Division. They went on to defeat the New York Yankees in the
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before losing to the Texas Rangers in the
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. On May 1, 2012, Leyland gained his 1,600th victory as a major league manager, passing
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on the all-time wins list. In 2012, Leyland led the Tigers to an 88–74 regular season record, winning the American League Central Division. On that team, Tigers third baseman
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was the American League Triple Crown winner that season. This was the first Triple Crown winner in Major League Baseball since
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in 1967. When the Tigers won the AL Central for the second consecutive season, Leyland became the only Tigers manager besides
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to lead Detroit to the postseason three times. In the 2012 postseason, Detroit defeated the Athletics in a five-game ALDS and returned to the World Series following a sweep of the New York Yankees in the
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. Detroit was swept in the
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by the
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. They were shut out twice, the same number as in the entire 162-game regular season, and had a team batting average of .159. On September 25, 2013, Leyland won his 700th game with the Tigers. With the 1–0 victory over the Minnesota Twins, the Tigers clinched their third consecutive American League Central Division title. Leyland joined former coach
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as the only managers who have led two different MLB franchises to three consecutive division titles. Of the eleven managers to have won three pennants, seven did so in the divisional era, and Leyland has the second most playoff appearances to have won three pennants with eight, with only
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having more appearances. His 44 postseason wins are tied for fourth most in MLB history with
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, while his 40 losses are fourth most. He retired from managing following the 2013 season, remaining with the Tigers organization as a special assistant. He was replaced by
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.


Team USA

On April 15, 2016, Leyland was named the manager of
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at the
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. The United States won the 2017 tournament under his leadership, making Leyland the only manager to win a World Series and a WBC title.


Managerial record


Personal life

His son, Pat Leyland, was drafted by the Tigers in 2010 and has also played in the
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and
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organizations. On May 30, 2017, Leyland was one of eight new inductees announced for the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in Detroit. The ceremony took place on September 15, 2017.


See also

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List of Major League Baseball managers by wins This article contains a list of all Major League Baseball managers with at least 1,000 career regular season wins and a list of managers who have regular season win percentages of at least .540 in at least 450 games (approximately three full seaso ...


References


External links

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Retrosheet

"Why Isn't This Man Smiling?"
– biographical article from ESPN.com
Official Detroit Tigers biography
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