As a player, Resinger peaked at the Class A1 level (equivalent to Double-A today) with the Little Rock Travelers (1941 and 1946) of the Southern Association. He began his managerial career in 1947 as skipper (and third baseman) of the Pensacola Fliers of the Class B Southeastern League, but he was released as manager on June 14 with a 28–31 record. He remained in the league, but strictly as a third baseman, with the Meridian, Mississippi based Merdian Peps through 1949. During his 11-year minor league playing career, Resinger batted over .300 six times.
At age 50, Resinger was promoted to his first big-league coaching assignment with the 1966Atlanta Braves, although he resigned on August 10 upon the firing of manager Bobby Bragan. He returned to the majors as the third-base coach of the Chicago White Sox (1967–68) and Detroit Tigers (1969–70). In his final MLB assignment, he was the bench coach for Dick Williams with the California Angels in 1975–76.
Resinger was a colorful figure who promoted a fiery, hustling brand of play. In the waning days of his Detroit tenure, in September 1970, he bemoaned a listless performance on the field, saying: "You know, when country-club teams like the Red Sox and Tigers get together, they should play baseball one day, polo the next, golf the next, and sail boats the fourth day."[1]
grover, resinger, grover, resinger, october, 1915, january, 1986, american, coach, major, league, baseball, during, 1960s, 1970s, previously, minor, league, third, baseman, manager, native, louis, missouri, pound, resinger, batted, threw, right, handed, coachb. Grover S Resinger October 20 1915 January 11 1986 was an American coach in Major League Baseball during the 1960s and 1970s Previously he was a minor league third baseman and manager A native of St Louis Missouri the 5 9 175 cm 160 pound 73 kg Resinger batted and threw right handed Grover ResingerCoachBorn 1915 10 20 October 20 1915St Louis MissouriDied January 11 1986 1986 01 11 aged 70 St LouisBatted RightThrew RightTeamsAtlanta Braves 1966 Chicago White Sox 1967 1968 Detroit Tigers 1969 1970 California Angels 1975 1976 As a player Resinger peaked at the Class A1 level equivalent to Double A today with the Little Rock Travelers 1941 and 1946 of the Southern Association He began his managerial career in 1947 as skipper and third baseman of the Pensacola Fliers of the Class B Southeastern League but he was released as manager on June 14 with a 28 31 record He remained in the league but strictly as a third baseman with the Meridian Mississippi based Merdian Peps through 1949 During his 11 year minor league playing career Resinger batted over 300 six times After spending the 1950s out of organized baseball Resinger returned to the game in 1960 as a coach with the Houston Buffaloes of the Triple A American Association He then joined the St Louis Cardinals organization in 1961 as a manager in their farm system His 1962 Billings Mustangs won the Pioneer League championship In 1963 64 he managed the Tulsa Oilers of the Double A Texas League winning the 1963 TL title and in 1965 he was the pilot of the Jacksonville Suns of the Triple A International League His minor league managing record was 420 wins 395 losses 515 At age 50 Resinger was promoted to his first big league coaching assignment with the 1966 Atlanta Braves although he resigned on August 10 upon the firing of manager Bobby Bragan He returned to the majors as the third base coach of the Chicago White Sox 1967 68 and Detroit Tigers 1969 70 In his final MLB assignment he was the bench coach for Dick Williams with the California Angels in 1975 76 Resinger was a colorful figure who promoted a fiery hustling brand of play In the waning days of his Detroit tenure in September 1970 he bemoaned a listless performance on the field saying You know when country club teams like the Red Sox and Tigers get together they should play baseball one day polo the next golf the next and sail boats the fourth day 1 Grover Resinger died in St Louis at age 70 Preceded byWhitey Kurowski Tulsa Oilers manager1963 1964 Succeeded byVern RappPreceded byHarry Walker Jacksonville Suns manager1965 Succeeded bySolly HemusPreceded byJo Jo White Atlanta Braves third base coach1966 Succeeded byJo Jo WhitePreceded byTony Cuccinello Chicago White Sox third base coach1967 1968 Succeeded byTony CuccinelloPreceded byTony Cuccinello Detroit Tigers third base coach1969 1970 Succeeded byJoe SchultzReferences edit They Said It Sports Illustrated September 21 1970 Creamer Robert Sports Illustrated September 21 1970 Duxbury John ed The Baseball Register St Louis The Sporting News 1968 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Retrosheet Coach s page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grover Resinger amp oldid 1212322237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
