Dave Garcia | |
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Manager | |
Born: East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. | September 15, 1920|
Died: May 21, 2018 San Diego, California, U.S. | (aged 97)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 618 |
Win–loss record | 307–311[1] |
Winning % | .497 |
Teams | |
As manager
As coach |
David Garcia (September 15, 1920 – May 21, 2018)[2] was an American coach, scout and manager in Major League Baseball who spent over 65 years in professional baseball. He served as manager of the California Angels (1977–78) and Cleveland Indians (1979–82). Including three games as acting manager of the 1975 Indians, during his first coaching tenure there, he compiled a career record of 310 wins and 311 defeats (.499).[3]