Ferraro was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees, where he would have two stints in the Majors with New York. He was left unprotected in the 1968 expansion draft, and he was selected by the Seattle Pilots,[2] but after only five games and four at-bats, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, where he spent two years in the minors.[3] However, in October 1971, Ferraro was traded back to the Brewers (the Pilots moved to Milwaukee after only one season in Seattle), where he would play his only season as a regular player. He played in 124 games during the 1972 season, batting .255 with two home runs and 29 RBI.[3] He was dealt by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Reynolds on March 28, 1973,[4] but was promptly released. He tried one last comeback with the Yankees in 1974, but he never made it back to the Majors.[3]
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After his playing career ended, Ferraro turned to managing in the Yankee farm system in 1974, and he was highly successful in his five-year career (through 1978), winning pennants at Class A, Double-A and Triple-A levels. In 1979, he became the Yankees' third-base coach. Ferraro was involved in a controversial play during Game 2 of the 1980 American League Championship Series. Willie Randolph was on second base in the top of the eighth with two outs and the Yankees down by a run. Bob Watson hit a ball to the left field corner of Royals Stadium. The ball bounced right to Willie Wilson, but Wilson was not known for having a great arm, and Ferraro waved Randolph home. Wilson overthrew U L Washington, the cut-off man, but George Brett was in position behind him to catch the ball, then throw to Darrell Porter, who tagged out Randolph in a slide. TV cameras captured a furious George Steinbrenner fuming immediately after the play. The Yankees lost the game 3–2, then lost the series in three games.[5] After the game, Steinbrenner publicly criticized Ferraro for the call.[6] Steinbrenner wanted Ferraro fired immediately, but manager Dick Howser stuck up for him and refused to do so. Tommy John said that, "By refusing to fire Ferraro, Howser sealed his fate as Yankee manager."[5]
Though Howser did not return to the Yankees in 1981, Ferraro remained with the team as a coach through the 1982 season. He coached for the Yankees again in 1987–88 and 1990–91.
Ferraro got his first managerial job with the Cleveland Indians to replace Dave Garcia after the 1982 season,[7] but after a 40–60 start in 1983, he was fired.[8] Ferraro coached with the Kansas City Royals from 1984 to 1986, working again with Howser, and when Howser stepped down to undergo treatment for a brain tumor in July 1986, Ferraro, a survivor of kidney cancer,[9] finished the season before being released by the Royals.[10] His Major League managerial record was 76–98 over parts of two seasons. He also worked as the third base coach of the Baltimore Orioles in 1993.
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Michael Dennis Ferraro born August 18 1944 is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman He played for the New York Yankees 1966 1968 and the Seattle Pilots Milwaukee Brewers 1969 1972 Ferraro threw and batted right handed stood 5 feet 11 inches 1 80 m tall and weighed 175 pounds 79 kg Mike FerraroThird basemanBorn 1944 08 18 August 18 1944 age 79 Kingston New York U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 6 1966 for the New York YankeesLast MLB appearanceOctober 4 1972 for the Milwaukee BrewersMLB statisticsBatting average 232Home runs2Runs batted in30TeamsAs Player New York Yankees 1966 1968 Seattle Pilots Milwaukee Brewers 1969 1972 As Coach New York Yankees 1979 1982 Kansas City Royals 1984 1986 New York Yankees 1987 1991 Baltimore Orioles 1993 As Manager Cleveland Indians 1983 Kansas City Royals 1986 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1985 Contents 1 Early life and amateur career 2 Professional playing career 3 Managerial career 3 1 Managerial record 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and amateur career editFerraro attended Kingston High School in Kingston New York where he played baseball basketball and football As a senior in high school he led all of Dutchess Ulster Sullivan and Orange Counties with a 585 batting average on the baseball field and with 21 5 points per game on the basketball court 1 Professional playing career editFerraro was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees where he would have two stints in the Majors with New York He was left unprotected in the 1968 expansion draft and he was selected by the Seattle Pilots 2 but after only five games and four at bats he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles where he spent two years in the minors 3 However in October 1971 Ferraro was traded back to the Brewers the Pilots moved to Milwaukee after only one season in Seattle where he would play his only season as a regular player He played in 124 games during the 1972 season batting 255 with two home runs and 29 RBI 3 He was dealt by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Reynolds on March 28 1973 4 but was promptly released He tried one last comeback with the Yankees in 1974 but he never made it back to the Majors 3 Managerial career editAfter his playing career ended Ferraro turned to managing in the Yankee farm system in 1974 and he was highly successful in his five year career through 1978 winning pennants at Class A Double A and Triple A levels In 1979 he became the Yankees third base coach Ferraro was involved in a controversial play during Game 2 of the 1980 American League Championship Series Willie Randolph was on second base in the top of the eighth with two outs and the Yankees down by a run Bob Watson hit a ball to the left field corner of Royals Stadium The ball bounced right to Willie Wilson but Wilson was not known for having a great arm and Ferraro waved Randolph home Wilson overthrew U L Washington the cut off man but George Brett was in position behind him to catch the ball then throw to Darrell Porter who tagged out Randolph in a slide TV cameras captured a furious George Steinbrenner fuming immediately after the play The Yankees lost the game 3 2 then lost the series in three games 5 After the game Steinbrenner publicly criticized Ferraro for the call 6 Steinbrenner wanted Ferraro fired immediately but manager Dick Howser stuck up for him and refused to do so Tommy John said that By refusing to fire Ferraro Howser sealed his fate as Yankee manager 5 Though Howser did not return to the Yankees in 1981 Ferraro remained with the team as a coach through the 1982 season He coached for the Yankees again in 1987 88 and 1990 91 Ferraro got his first managerial job with the Cleveland Indians to replace Dave Garcia after the 1982 season 7 but after a 40 60 start in 1983 he was fired 8 Ferraro coached with the Kansas City Royals from 1984 to 1986 working again with Howser and when Howser stepped down to undergo treatment for a brain tumor in July 1986 Ferraro a survivor of kidney cancer 9 finished the season before being released by the Royals 10 His Major League managerial record was 76 98 over parts of two seasons He also worked as the third base coach of the Baltimore Orioles in 1993 Managerial record edit Team Year Regular season Postseason Games Won Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win Result CLE 1983 100 40 60 400 fired CLE total 100 40 60 400 0 0 KC 1986 74 36 38 486 3rd in AL West KC total 74 36 38 486 0 0 Total 174 76 98 437 0 0 References edit Athletics Mike Ferraro Kingston City School District Retrieved September 22 2021 1968 MLB Expansion Drafts Baseball Reference com Retrieved March 16 2023 a b c Mike Ferraro Stats Height Weight Position Rookie Status amp More Baseball Reference com Retrieved March 16 2023 Baseball Transactions The New York Times Thursday March 29 1973 Retrieved October 19 2023 a b John Tommy Valenti Dan 1991 TJ My Twenty Six Years in Baseball New York Bantam Books pp 207 08 ISBN 0 553 07184 X Anderson Dave October 10 1980 Steinbrenner Criticizes His Third Base Coach The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved March 16 2023 Ferraro Is Named Manager of Indians The New York Times UPI November 5 1982 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved March 16 2023 FERRARO DISMISSED AS INDIAN MANAGER The New York Times Associated Press August 1 1982 ISSN 0362 4331 Anderson Dave March 8 1983 SPORTS OF THE TIMES MIKE FERRARO S TRAUMA The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Ferraro Is Dismissed The New York Times October 10 1986 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved March 16 2023 External links edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Baseball portal Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Preceded byDick HowserDon Zimmer New York Yankees third base coach1979 19801987 Succeeded byJoe AltobelliClete Boyer Preceded byJeff TorborgStump MerrillPat Corrales New York Yankees first base coach1981 198219881990 1991 Succeeded byYogi BerraPat CorralesEd Napoleon Preceded byJoe Nossek Kansas City Royals third base coach1984 1986 Succeeded byBilly Gardner Preceded byCal Ripken Sr Baltimore Orioles third base coach1993 Succeeded byJerry Narron Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Ferraro amp oldid 1215854735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
