Bud Black
San Diego Padres — No. 20
Pitcher / Manager
Born: June 30, 1957 (1957-06-30) (age 52) San Mateo, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 5, 1981 for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
July 9, 1995 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	121-116
Earned run average	3.84
Strikeouts	1039
Teams
As player Seattle Mariners (1981) Kansas City Royals (1982-1988) Cleveland Indians (1989-1990) Toronto Blue Jays (1990) San Francisco Giants (1991-1994) Cleveland Indians (1995) As manager San Diego Padres (2007-present)
Career highlights and awards
Led AL in WHIP in 1984 with 1.128 1985 World Series champion

Harry Ralston "Bud" Black (born June 30, 1957 in San Mateo, California) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, and the current manager of the San Diego Padres. He had a 15-year MLB career, playing for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, and Kansas City Royals.

[edit] Playing career

This section requires expansion.

[edit] Kansas City Royals

Black was a member of the Kansas City Royals team that won the 1985 World Series.

Black was the starting pitcher for the Royals during the famous George Brett pine tar incident, and was the pitcher that gave up Reggie Jackson's 500th career home run.

[edit] Coaching career

[edit] Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Bud Black was the pitching coach Under Mike Scioscia with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 2000-2006. As the Halos pitching coach, Black won a World Series ring after the 2002 against the San Francisco Giants.

[edit] San Diego Padres

In October 2006, Brian Sabean, general manager of the Giants, interviewed Black for the Giants' vacant managerial position.^[1]

After the position went to Padres manager Bruce Bochy, Black became a candidate for the Padres job, and was officially hired on November 8, 2006. He is under contract with the Padres until the end of the 2009} season. Despite a last place finish for the Padres in 2008, management has announced that Black will return to finish his contract in 2009.^[2]

[edit] Notable pitchers that Black has developed

• John Lackey
• Jarrod Washburn
• Jered Weaver
• Jeff Weaver
• Jake Peavy
• Cla Meredith
• Chris Young
• Kelvim Escobar
• Francisco Rodriguez
• Dustin Moseley
• Ervin Santana
• Heath Bell
• Joe Saunders

[edit] Managerial record

[edit] Personal Life

Black was born to Canadian parents in Southern California during the 1950s. He has a wife, Nanette and two daughters. His older daughter presently attends college and plays while his younger is a freshman in high school and accomplished gymnast^{[citation needed]}.

He and his wife Nanette Steffen, have two daughters, Jamie and Jessie, and make their home in [[Rancho Santa Fe, California, {{{2}}}|Rancho Santa Fe, California]], [[{{{2}}}]]^[3]

[edit] See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
• List of Major League Baseball managers in 2007
• List of Major League Baseball managers in 2008

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Major league career managerial statistics from Baseball-Reference
• Bud Black: Behind the Dugout
• Love of hockey follows from father to son for Bud Black