Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Gutteridge was a first cousin of MLB catcherRay Mueller. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). After entering pro ball in 1932, Gutteridge played his first game for the Cardinals at age 24, and in only his fifth career major league game hit two home runs in the first game of a doubleheader on September 11, 1936, including an inside-the-park home run and one steal of home plate. Over the course of his career, he was an average hitter with excellent speed and fielding ability; he turned five double plays in a game in 1944 during the Browns' long pennant-winning season. Gutteridge was sold to the Red Sox in 1946, where he played in his only other World Series. His MLB playing career ended after only two games with the Pirates in 1948.
Before his contract obtained by the Red Sox on July 9, 1946, Gutteridge had been the player-manager of the Browns' top farm club, the Toledo Mud Hens of the Triple-AAmerican Association. He resumed his managerial career in 1951, then coached for the White Sox for over a decade (1955–1966 and 1968–1969), including the 1959 pennant-winning team. In 1969, he succeeded Al López as manager on May 3. He led Chicago to a fifth-place finish in the AL West that season. With the White Sox record a major league-worst 49–87, Gutteridge requested and was granted a release from his contract on September 2, 1970 after being informed by general managerStu Holcomb that he would not be retained for 1971.[1] He was succeeded on an interim basis by Bill Adair.[2] Gutteridge's record over those two partial seasons was 109–172 (.388).
Don Gutteridge died on September 7, 2008, in his hometown of Pittsburg after contracting pneumonia.[3] At the time of his death, Gutteridge was the oldest living former manager or coach in Major League Baseball. He was also the last living member of the St. Louis Browns who played in the 1944 World Series—the franchise's only Fall Classic.
gutteridge, canadian, writer, writer, donald, joseph, gutteridge, june, 1912, september, 2008, american, infielder, coach, manager, scout, major, league, baseball, primarily, second, baseman, third, baseman, member, louis, cardinals, louis, browns, boston, pit. For the Canadian writer see Don Gutteridge writer Donald Joseph Gutteridge June 19 1912 September 7 2008 was an American infielder coach manager and scout in Major League Baseball Primarily a second baseman and third baseman he was a member of the St Louis Cardinals St Louis Browns Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates over 12 seasons between 1936 and 1948 and later managed the Chicago White Sox in 1969 1970 He was the regular second baseman of the 1944 Browns the only St Louis entry to win an American League pennant Don GutteridgeInfielder ManagerBorn 1912 06 19 June 19 1912Pittsburg KansasDied September 7 2008 2008 09 07 aged 96 Pittsburg KansasBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 7 1936 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceMay 9 1948 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsBatting average 256Home runs39Runs batted in391Managerial record109 172Winning 388TeamsAs player St Louis Cardinals 1936 1940 St Louis Browns 1942 1945 Boston Red Sox 1946 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 1948 As manager Chicago White Sox 1969 1970 Born in Pittsburg Kansas Gutteridge was a first cousin of MLB catcher Ray Mueller He threw and batted right handed stood 5 feet 10 inches 1 78 m tall and weighed 160 pounds 73 kg After entering pro ball in 1932 Gutteridge played his first game for the Cardinals at age 24 and in only his fifth career major league game hit two home runs in the first game of a doubleheader on September 11 1936 including an inside the park home run and one steal of home plate Over the course of his career he was an average hitter with excellent speed and fielding ability he turned five double plays in a game in 1944 during the Browns long pennant winning season Gutteridge was sold to the Red Sox in 1946 where he played in his only other World Series His MLB playing career ended after only two games with the Pirates in 1948 In 1 151 games over 12 seasons Gutteridge compiled a 256 batting average 1 075 for 4 202 with 586 runs 200 doubles 64 triples 39 home runs 95 stolen bases 309 base on balls 444 strikeouts 308 on base percentage and 362 slugging percentage Defensively he recorded a 956 fielding percentage In the 1944 and 1946 World Series covering nine games he batted 192 five for 26 Before his contract obtained by the Red Sox on July 9 1946 Gutteridge had been the player manager of the Browns top farm club the Toledo Mud Hens of the Triple A American Association He resumed his managerial career in 1951 then coached for the White Sox for over a decade 1955 1966 and 1968 1969 including the 1959 pennant winning team In 1969 he succeeded Al Lopez as manager on May 3 He led Chicago to a fifth place finish in the AL West that season With the White Sox record a major league worst 49 87 Gutteridge requested and was granted a release from his contract on September 2 1970 after being informed by general manager Stu Holcomb that he would not be retained for 1971 1 He was succeeded on an interim basis by Bill Adair 2 Gutteridge s record over those two partial seasons was 109 172 388 He later was a long time scout for the Kansas City Royals New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers Don Gutteridge died on September 7 2008 in his hometown of Pittsburg after contracting pneumonia 3 At the time of his death Gutteridge was the oldest living former manager or coach in Major League Baseball He was also the last living member of the St Louis Browns who played in the 1944 World Series the franchise s only Fall Classic Managerial record EditTeam Year Regular season PostseasonGames Won Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win ResultCWS 1969 145 60 85 414 5th in AL West CWS 1970 136 49 87 360 fired Total 281 109 172 388 0 0 References Edit Gutteridge Is Released As White Sox Manager United Press International UPI Wednesday September 2 1970 Retrieved December 10 2021 Adair Replaces Chisox Manager The Associated Press AP Thursday September 3 1970 Retrieved December 10 2021 Ex player manager Don Gutteridge dies at 96 usatoday com Associated Press 2009 01 07 Retrieved 2009 01 10 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Don Gutteridge at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Gutteridge amp oldid 1121538237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
