Bruce Tanner
Bruce Matthew Tanner (born December 9, 1961 in New Castle, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Playing career
Tanner played one season for the Chicago White Sox in 1985,[1] appearing in ten games and starting four of them. He was credited with one win, two losses, and a 5.35 ERA. He also pitched for several years in the minor leagues.
[edit] Coaching career
After retiring as a player, he spent the 1990s as a minor league pitching coach for several teams before becoming the bullpen coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates before the 2001 season, a position he held through the 2005 season.[2] In 2006, he served as Pitching Coach for the Williamsport Crosscutters, one of the Pirates' minor league affiliates.[3] In 2007 he took a job as the Detroit Tigers advance scout. In October 2008, he was promoted to the position of Major League Scout, one of five that are employed by the Detroit Tigers.[4]
[edit] Personal life
Bruce Tanner is the son of Chuck Tanner,[1] who played parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (1955–1962) and managed for 19 years (1970–1988).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Tanner quiets Seattle's bats". Spokane Chronicle. 13 June 1985. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=zLESAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5291,2890713&dq=bruce-tanner&hl=en. Retrieved 2009-10-28.[dead link]
- ^ "Tracy working to fill out staff Tanner will not return...". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 14 October 2005. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=CAkOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2nADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6503,1318094&dq=bruce-tanner+pirates&hl=en. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ "Notebook from Eastwood Field". The Vindicator. 24 June 2006. http://www.vindy.com/news/2006/jun/24/notebook-from-eastwood-field/?print. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ "Tigers re-hire Jeff Jones as bullpen coach". MLB.com. 30 October 2008. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081030&content_id=3654854&vkey=pr_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Niagara Falls Sox players
- Appleton Foxes players
- Glens Falls White Sox players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Tacoma Tigers players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Phoenix Firebirds players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Chicago White Sox players
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Pittsburgh Pirates coaches
- Major League Baseball coaches
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
