Jim Lefebvre

Then-President George W. Bush talks with Lefebvre at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing

Second baseman / Third baseman / Manager

Born: January 7, 1942
Inglewood, California

Batted: Switch

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 12, 1965, for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Last MLB appearance

September 19, 1972, for the Los Angeles Dodgers

MLB statistics

Batting average

.251

Home runs

Runs batted in

404

Managerial record

417–442

Winning %

.485

Teams

As player

Los Angeles Dodgers (1965–1972)
Lotte Orions (1973–1976)

As manager

Career highlights and awards

James Kenneth "Jim" Lefebvre (born January 7, 1942) is a former second baseman, third baseman, manager and coach in Major League Baseball, and television actor. Lefebvre, the 1965 National League Rookie of the Year, was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 12 home runs and 69 RBI. Lefebvre was named to the All-Star Game in 1966. He also played four seasons in Japan, from 1973 until 1976, for the Lotte Orions. He was a big league manager from 1989–1993, and then again in 1999. Lefebvre was formerly the hitting coach for the Cincinnati Reds.

He became the first player to have won a World Series (1965 Dodgers) and a Japan Series (1974 Lotte Orions). In 1965, he was part of an infield for the Dodgers that consisted of four players who were switch hitters. The others were Jim Gilliam, Wes Parker, and Maury Wills.

In addition to managing, Lefebvre has spent time coaching in the Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, and San Diego Padres organizations. He also coached the China National Baseball Team (Olympics) in 2005, the 2006 World Baseball Classic, and 2008 Olympics. He is also a spokesman for Vemma vitamin supplements.

His son is current Kansas City Royals television announcer Ryan Lefebvre.^[1]

Acting career

Lefebvre had roles on several television shows including Gilligan's Island and Batman. His role in Batman was of a henchman for the Riddler.^[1]

Family

Lefebvre has a daughter, Brittany Lefebvre, who is currently working in Christian motion pictures. His son, Ryan, is currently a broadcaster for Fox Sports Kansas City.

References

1 2 Krasovic, Tom (2009-02-28). "'Put the ball in play' : New hitting coach Jim Lefebvre has some ideas to make the Padres more productive at the plate". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2009-03-01.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Jim Lefebvre managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
ArmchairGM
Baseballsavvy.com article
Jim Lefebvre at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Jim Gilliam	Los Angeles Dodgers Hitting Coach 1979	Succeeded by Manny Mota

National League Rookie of the Year Award

1947: J. Robinson
1948: Dark
1949: Newcombe
1950: Jethroe
1951: Mays
1952: Black
1953: Gilliam
1954: Moon
1955: Virdon
1956: F. Robinson
1957: Sanford
1958: Cepeda
1959: McCovey
1960: F. Howard
1961: B. Williams
1962: Hubbs
1963: Rose
1964: Allen
1965: Lefebvre
1966: Helms
1967: Seaver
1968: Bench
1969: Sizemore
1970: Morton
1971: E. Williams
1972: Matlack
1973: Matthews
1974: McBride
1975: Montefusco
1976: Metzger & Zachry
1977: Dawson
1978: Horner
1979: Sutcliffe
1980: Howe
1981: Valenzuela
1982: Sax
1983: Strawberry
1984: Gooden
1985: Coleman
1986: Worrell
1987: Santiago
1988: Sabo
1989: Walton
1990: Justice
1991: Bagwell
1992: Karros
1993: Piazza
1994: Mondesi
1995: Nomo
1996: Hollandsworth
1997: Rolen
1998: Wood
1999: Williamson
2000: Furcal
2001: Pujols
2002: Jennings
2003: Willis
2004: Bay
2005: R. Howard
2006: Ramírez
2007: Braun
2008: Soto
2009: Coghlan
2010: Posey
2011: Kimbrel
2012: Harper
2013: Fernández
2014: deGrom
2015: Bryant
2016: Seager

Seattle Mariners managers

Darrell Johnson (1977–1980)
Maury Wills (1980–1981)
Rene Lachemann (1981–1983)
Del Crandall (1983–1984)
Chuck Cottier (1984–1986)
Marty Martínez (1986)
Dick Williams (1986–1988)
Jim Snyder (1988)
Jim Lefebvre (1989–1991)
Bill Plummer (1992)
Lou Piniella (1993–2002)
Bob Melvin (2003–2004)
Mike Hargrove (2005–2007)
John McLaren (2007–2008)
Jim Riggleman (2008)
Don Wakamatsu (2009–2010)
Daren Brown (2010)
Eric Wedge (2011–2013)
Lloyd McClendon (2014–2015)
Scott Servais (2016–)

Chicago Cubs managers

Albert Spalding (1876–1877)
Bob Ferguson (1878)
Cap Anson (1879)
Silver Flint (1879)
Cap Anson (1880–1897)
Tom Burns (1898–1899)
Tom Loftus (1900–1901)
Frank Selee (1902–1905)
Frank Chance (1905–1912)
Johnny Evers (1913)
Hank O'Day (1914)
Roger Bresnahan (1915)
Joe Tinker (1916)
Fred Mitchell (1917–1920)
Johnny Evers (1921)
Bill Killefer (1921–1925)
Rabbit Maranville (1925)
George Gibson (1925)
Joe McCarthy (1926–1930)
Rogers Hornsby (1930–1932)
Charlie Grimm (1932–1938)
Gabby Hartnett (1938–1940)
Jimmy Wilson (1941–1944)
Roy Johnson (1944)
Charlie Grimm (1944–1949)
Frankie Frisch (1949–1951)
Phil Cavarretta (1951–1953)
Stan Hack (1954–1956)
Bob Scheffing (1957–1959)
Charlie Grimm (1960)
Lou Boudreau (1960)
College of Coaches: Vedie Himsl (1961), Harry Craft (1961), El Tappe (1961–1962), Lou Klein (1961–1962, 1965), Charlie Metro (1962), Bob Kennedy (1963–1965)
Leo Durocher (1966–1972)
Whitey Lockman (1972–1974)
Jim Marshall (1974–1976)
Herman Franks (1977–1979)
Joey Amalfitano (1979)
Preston Gómez (1980)
Joey Amalfitano (1980–1981)
Lee Elia (1982–1983)
Charlie Fox (1983)
Jim Frey (1984–1986)
John Vukovich (1986)
Gene Michael (1986–1987)
Frank Lucchesi (1987)
Don Zimmer (1988–1991)
Joe Altobelli (1991)
Jim Essian (1991)
Jim Lefebvre (1992–1993)
Tom Trebelhorn (1994)
Jim Riggleman (1995–1999)
Don Baylor (2000–2002)
Rene Lachemann (2002)
Bruce Kimm (2002)
Dusty Baker (2003–2006)
Lou Piniella (2007–2010)
Mike Quade (2010–2011)
Dale Sveum (2012–2013)
Rick Renteria (2014)
Joe Maddon (2015–)

Milwaukee Brewers managers

Joe Schultz (1969)
Dave Bristol (1970–1972)
Roy McMillan (1972)
Del Crandall (1972–1975)
Harvey Kuenn (1975)
Alex Grammas (1976–1977)
George Bamberger (1978–1980)
Buck Rodgers (1980–1982)
Harvey Kuenn (1982–1983)
Rene Lachemann (1984)
George Bamberger (1985–1986)
Tom Trebelhorn (1986–1991)
Phil Garner (1992–1999)
Jim Lefebvre (1999)
Davey Lopes (2000–2002)
Jerry Royster (2002)
Ned Yost (2003–2008)
Dale Sveum (2008)
Ken Macha (2009–2010)
Ron Roenicke (2011–2015)
Craig Counsell (2015–)

Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 World Series Champions

3 Willie Davis 5 Jim Lefebvre (NL ROY) 6 Ron Fairly 8 Johnny Roseboro 9 Wally Moon 10 Jeff Torborg 11 John Kennedy 15 Bob Miller 16 Ron Perranoski 19 Jim Gilliam 21 Jim Brewer 22 Johnny Podres 23 Claude Osteen 28 Wes Parker 30 Maury Wills 31 Don LeJohn 32 Sandy Koufax (CYA and World Series MVP) 39 Howie Reed 41 Lou Johnson 43 Willie Crawford 44 Dick Tracewski 53 Don Drysdale

Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 18 Preston Gómez 19 Jim Gilliam 33 Danny Ozark 36 Lefty Phillips

Regular season

China 2006 World Baseball Classic roster

1 Sun Lingfeng 2 Zhang Zhenwang 3 Chen Zhe 5 Feng Fei 6 Li Chenhao 7 Wang Nan 9 Zhang Yufeng 10 Liu Guangbiao 11 Guo Tao 12 Feng Yi 15 Zhao Quansheng 17 Zhang Li 18 Yang Guogang 20 Chen Qi 21 Xu Zheng 22 Li Hongrui 23 Li Shuai 24 Huang Quan 26 Liu Yaqing 28 Zhao Bo 32 Wang Jingchao 33 Chen Kun 35 Yang Shuo 36 Zhang Hongbo 37 Pan Wenbin 51 Li Lei 56 Wang Wei 66 Zhang Jun 68 Bu Tao 80 Lai Guojun

Manager 55 Jim Lefebvre

China 2008 Summer Olympics baseball roster

1 Sun Lingfeng 2 Yang Yang 3 Chen Junyi 6 Li Lei 7 Sun Wei 9 Zhang Yufeng 11 Liu Kai 13 Jia Yubing 15 Bu Tao 16 Hou Fenglian 17 Lü Jiangang 18 Wang Nan 20 Xu Zheng 25 Wang Chao 27 Zhang Li 28 Sun Guoqiang 30 Guo Youhua 31 Jia Delong 33 Chen Kun 51 Li Chenhao 56 Wang Wei 60 Li Weiliang 66 Zhang Hongbo 88 Feng Fei

Manager 55 Jim Lefebvre Coach 29 Yi Sheng Coach 50 Steve Ontiveros

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