Bud Black

For the baseball player from the 1950s, see Bud Black (right-handed pitcher).

Bud Black
San Diego Padres – No. 20
Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1957-06-30) June 30, 1957 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 (through May 16, 2013)
Win–loss record	121–116
Earned run average	3.84
Strikeouts	1,039
Games managed	1,013
Win–loss record	482–531
Winning %	.476
Teams
As player Seattle Mariners (1981) Kansas City Royals (1982–1988) Cleveland Indians (1988–1990) Toronto Blue Jays (1990) San Francisco Giants (1991–1994) Cleveland Indians (1995) As manager San Diego Padres (2007–present)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1985, 2002) 2010 NL Manager of the Year

Harry Ralston "Bud" Black (born June 30, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher and current manager of the San Diego Padres.

Early life

Black is a graduate of Mark Morris High School in Longview, Washington.

Playing career

College

Black played two years at Lower Columbia College in Longview. For his junior and senior years, he played at San Diego State.

Professional

Black pitched fifteen seasons in the majors, most notably for the Kansas City Royals, winning 121 games in his career and was part of the starting rotation for the Royals team that won the 1985 World Series. He also played professionally for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants.

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.

Coaching career

Anaheim Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Black was the pitching coach of the Anaheim Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 2000-2006 under Manager Mike Scioscia. As the Angels pitching coach, Black won a World Series ring in 2002 against the San Francisco Giants.

San Diego Padres

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

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. Despite a last place finish for the Padres in 2008, Black returned to finish his contract in 2009. During the 2009 season, Black was given a contract extension for the 2010 season with a club option for 2011. During the 2010 season, the Padres gave Black another three-year extension through 2013, with club options in 2014 and 2015. Black was the winner of the 2010 National League Manager of the Year Award, edging Dusty Baker of the Cincinnati Reds in voting by a single point. Black is only the third former full-time pitcher to win a Manager of the Year Award, joining Tommy Lasorda and Larry Dierker.

Personal life

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

See also

• List of San Diego Padres managers

External links

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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dick Pole	Anaheim Angels Pitching Coach 2000-2006	Succeeded by Mike Butcher
Preceded by Bruce Bochy	San Diego Padres Managers 2007-Current	Succeeded by Current
Awards
Preceded by Jim Tracy	National League Manager of the Year 2010	Succeeded by Kirk Gibson