Century’s Showalter Wins Debut With The Orioles

August 4, 2010

Century’s Buck Showalter won his managerial debut with the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night, 6-3 over the Los Angeles Angels.

The Orioles were fresh off a 1-6 road trip, with Showalter welcomed with hearty applause during the pregame introductions in front of 16,723 at Camden Yards. The Orioles made few mistakes and executed well for the win. With the win, Showalter is 3-1 in managerial debuts. He has two Manager of the Year titles.

“Buck Showalter’s proven track record makes him the right choice for manager of the Orioles and we are thrilled to add a two-time Manager of the Year to our organization,” president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said.  “We believe Buck’s extensive experience and expertise will be a major benefit to us as we look towards a more successful future.”

Showalter’s contract with the O’s is through 2013. Overall, he is 882-833 during an 11 season career.

The Orioles fired Dave Trebley as their manager after he went 15-39 .

Showalter, who now lives in Dallas, previously had three different managerial stints in the majors with the New York Yankees, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Texas Rangers. Showalter first managed the Yankees from 1992-1995 for 581 games posting a 313-268 record finishing 45 games over .500 with a .539 win/loss percentage. He was voted 1994 AL Manager of the Year after the Yankees finished first in the AL East going 70-43. There was no post-season in 1994 due to the strike. He made it to his first post-season appearance in 1995, losing the divisional series 3-2 to the Seattle Mariners.

He moved on to the Arizona Diamondbacks where he managed 486 games from 1998-2000 with a 250-236 record. His best season with the Diamondbacks came in 1999 when they finished first in the NL West going 100-62 and eventually losing in the divisional series 3-1 to the NY Mets. Showalter took over as Texas Rangers skipper in 2003-2006 posting a 319-329 record in 648 games. He was selected 2004 AL Manager of the Year with the Texas Rangers going 89-73 with a .549 win/loss percentage.

Showalter’s father was a high school coach and principal, moving to Century in the late 1950’s. He played Little League ball in Century in a thriving program. Century’s modern day Showalter Park is named after his family.

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Comments

5 Responses to “Century’s Showalter Wins Debut With The Orioles”

  1. Betty Killam on August 4th, 2010 9:05 pm

    GREAT bEGINNING! Now I have a reason to watch Major League Baseball again! We are all so proud of you. God Bless You And Yours!

  2. Nancy Gibson Rueb on August 4th, 2010 6:16 pm

    Congratulations and Good Luck.

  3. John Bryan on August 4th, 2010 3:22 pm

    GO BLACK CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Blackcat Alumna on August 4th, 2010 8:37 am

    I knew you still had it in you, Nat. Congrats on your new job and the win.

  5. Proud Army Parent on August 4th, 2010 4:00 am

    Way to go Nat, we are so proud!

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