A right-handed batter and thrower who stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg), Goryl apprenticed in the farm systems of the Boston / Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs for seven full seasons beginning in 1951. He played 117 games for the Cubs over three seasons (1957–59), returned to the minor leagues when he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, then joined the Minnesota Twins in 1962 for the remainder of his MLB playing career. His finest season was 1963, when he hit .287 with nine home runs in 64 games. Overall, Goryl batted .225 with 134 hits in 276 games over six MLB campaigns.
When his playing career ended, Goryl became a manager in the Twins' farm system (1966–68; 1970–78), and third-base coach of the MLB Twins (1968–69; 1979–80). During his second stint as a Minnesota coach in 1980 he was named successor to manager Gene Mauch on August 25. The Twins won 23 of their final 36 games that season, to improve from sixth to third place in the American League West, but when they faltered coming out of the gate in 1981 — losing 25 of their first 36 games — Goryl was replaced by one of his coaches, Billy Gardner. His career MLB managing record was 34–38 (.472).
After his release from the Twins, Goryl joined the Cleveland Indians' organization as a Major League coach (1982–88; 1997–98) and development official in the Indians' minor league system, continuing into the present day as special adviser/player development. He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. Goryl won the Mike Coolbaugh Award in 2012 for his work ethic, knowledge of the game, and mentoring of young players.[1]
References
^Simon, Andrew (October 23, 2012). "Goryl named winner of Mike Coolbaugh Award". ClevelandIndians.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
johnny, goryl, john, albert, goryl, born, october, 1933, american, former, infielder, manager, coach, major, league, baseball, second, baseman, third, baseman, managerborn, 1933, october, 1933, cumberland, rhode, island, batted, rightthrew, rightmlb, debutsept. John Albert Goryl born October 21 1933 is an American former infielder manager and coach in Major League Baseball Johnny GorylSecond baseman Third baseman ManagerBorn 1933 10 21 October 21 1933 age 89 Cumberland Rhode Island U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 20 1957 for the Chicago CubsLast MLB appearanceOctober 2 1964 for the Minnesota TwinsMLB statisticsBatting average 225Home runs16Runs batted in48Managerial record34 38Winning 472TeamsAs player Chicago Cubs 1957 1959 Minnesota Twins 1962 1964 As manager Minnesota Twins 1980 1981 A right handed batter and thrower who stood 5 feet 10 inches 1 78 m tall and weighed 175 pounds 79 kg Goryl apprenticed in the farm systems of the Boston Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs for seven full seasons beginning in 1951 He played 117 games for the Cubs over three seasons 1957 59 returned to the minor leagues when he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers then joined the Minnesota Twins in 1962 for the remainder of his MLB playing career His finest season was 1963 when he hit 287 with nine home runs in 64 games Overall Goryl batted 225 with 134 hits in 276 games over six MLB campaigns When his playing career ended Goryl became a manager in the Twins farm system 1966 68 1970 78 and third base coach of the MLB Twins 1968 69 1979 80 During his second stint as a Minnesota coach in 1980 he was named successor to manager Gene Mauch on August 25 The Twins won 23 of their final 36 games that season to improve from sixth to third place in the American League West but when they faltered coming out of the gate in 1981 losing 25 of their first 36 games Goryl was replaced by one of his coaches Billy Gardner His career MLB managing record was 34 38 472 After his release from the Twins Goryl joined the Cleveland Indians organization as a Major League coach 1982 88 1997 98 and development official in the Indians minor league system continuing into the present day as special adviser player development He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 Goryl won the Mike Coolbaugh Award in 2012 for his work ethic knowledge of the game and mentoring of young players 1 References Edit Simon Andrew October 23 2012 Goryl named winner of Mike Coolbaugh Award ClevelandIndians com Retrieved October 23 2012 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Johnny Goryl managerial career statistics at Baseball Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Goryl amp oldid 1159857374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
