Dave Machemer
Second baseman
Born: May 24, 1951 (1951-05-24) (age 58) St. Joseph, Michigan
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 1978 for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
July 2, 1979 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Batting average	.229
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	4
Teams
Anaheim Angels (1978) Detroit Tigers (1979)

David Ritchie Machemer (born May 24, 1951, in St. Joseph, Michigan) is a former professional baseball player and current minor league manager. He played two seasons for the California Angels and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He is currently the manager of the Augusta GreenJackets.

[edit] Biography

Machemer has recorded over 1,000 victories since his managerial debut in 1985. He led the Stockton Ports to the California League championship in 1986 and guided the AZL Giants to their third league title in five years with a win over the AZL Angels on Aug. 31, 2008.

He also spent time as a minor league manager or coordinator with the Milwaukee Brewers (1985–91), Montreal Expos (1992–95) and Baltimore Orioles (1996–2002).

Machemer came to the Giants system in 2005 after working the previous three years with the Montreal Expos organization (2002–04). He was at Double-A Harrisburg in 2003-04 when he earned his 1,000th triumph on Aug. 22, 2003.

He has spent 35 years in professional baseball. He guided the Norwich Navigators to a 71–71 record in 2005, then took the Connecticut Defenders to a 64–77 mark in 2006, and 41–58 ledger in 2007, to run his career win total to 1,233 entering the 2008 season.

In 2008, the veteran minor league skipper returned for his fourth season with the San Francisco Giants organization, his first at helm of the Arizona League Giants, a rookie-level team based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He managed the previous three years at Double-A Connecticut.

Other managerial stops include: Double-A Bowie (2001), Class A Advanced Frederick (2000), Triple-A Rochester (1999), Class A Delmarva (1998), Double-A El Paso (1988 and 1996-97), Triple-A Denver (1989-90), Class A Advanced Stockton (1986-87) and Rookie-level Beloit (1985).

[edit] References

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Preceded by Tom Trebelhorn	Delmarva Shorebirds Manager 1998	Succeeded by Butch Davis
Preceded by Marv Foley	Rochester Red Wings Manager 1999	Succeeded by Marv Foley
Preceded by Andy Etchebarren	Frederick Keys Manager 2000	Succeeded by Dave Cash
Preceded by Andy Etchebarren	Bowie Baysox Manager 2001	Succeeded by Dave Cash

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