Jackie Moore (baseball)

For other people with the same name, see Jackie Moore (disambiguation).

Jackie Moore
Texas Rangers
Bench coach
Born: February 19, 1939 (1939-02-19) Jay, Florida
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1965 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 1965 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Hits	5
Batting average	.094
Runs batted in	2
Teams
As player Detroit Tigers (1965) As manager Oakland Athletics (1984–1986)
Career highlights and awards
3× Texas League Manager of the Year (2000, 2001 & 2004)

Jackie Spencer Moore (born February 19, 1939, in Jay, Florida) is the bench coach for the Texas Rangers currently on his fourth different stint as a coach the club. He is also a former manager of the Oakland Athletics, and played one season of Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers in 1965.

Playing career

Upon graduation from Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas, Moore joined the Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1957 at just eighteen years old. He was originally an outfielder with the Montgomery Rebels in 1957, but converted to catcher in 1958, and remained behind the plate the rest of his playing career. He batted .264 with 43 home runs and 162 runs batted in over eight seasons in the Tigers' farm system when he received his call up to the majors in 1965. He caught twelve innings of a thirteen inning marathon with the California Angels in his major league debut, and his first major league hit was a thirteenth inning single that moved the winning run to third. He didn't see much playing time beyond that behind perennial All-Star Bill Freehan and back-up catcher John Sullivan. His major league career consisted of just 53 at-bats in which he batted .094. On October 4, 1965, the Tigers acquired Bill Monbouquette from the Boston Red Sox for George Smith, George Thomas and a player to be named later. Nine days later, they sent Moore to the BoSox to complete the trade. He spent just one season in their organization before retiring.

Coaching career

Despite his brief stint as a major league player, Moore has spent over forty years coaching in the game. Most of which has been at the major league level.

Moore began coaching in the Red Sox farm system shortly after his playing days ended. His first coaching job was managing the Jamestown Falcons of the Short Season Class A New York-Penn League. In two seasons under Moore, Jamestown went 64-85.

He was hired as catching coach for the Seattle Pilots shortly after they completed their one and only season in Major League Baseball, and remained with the organization when they moved to Milwaukee and were renamed the "Brewers." He was the Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen coach through 1972 when he was released at the end of the season.

He was hired by new Texas Rangers manager Whitey Herzog as the Rangers' first base coach shortly afterwards to begin his first coaching stint with the Rangers. After the 1973 season, he moved to third base, where he remained until he resigned at the close of the 1976 season to join the expansion Toronto Blue Jays. He also managed Texas' Double-A farm team, the Pittsfield Rangers of the Eastern League, for the first half of the 1975 season. He announced during the 1979 season that he would not be returning to his post with the Jays for the following season. He rejoined Texas in 1980, but after just one season, was let go when manager Pat Corrales and his entire staff were fired.

In 1981, Billy Martin asked Moore to be his first base coach with the Oakland Athletics. He remained with the club after Steve Boros grabbed the managerial reigns in 1983, and eventually replaced Boros as manager on May 24, 1984. In his only full season at the helm, 1985, the A's went 77-85.

The 1986 Athletics' record hovered around .500 until an 8-23 skid dropped the team's record to 29-44. Moore was replaced on an interim basis by Jeff Newman, and eventually, Tony La Russa. Moore's major league managing record over three seasons is 163-190 with a .462 winning percentage.

The following season, Moore caught on with the Montreal Expos, and remained their third base coach through 1989. He was part of his first World Series championship when he joined the Cincinnati Reds in 1990 as their bench coach. He coached with the Reds through 1992, following that up with his third stint in Texas, and three seasons as bench coach for the Colorado Rockies.

In 2000, Moore was appointed the first manager in the history of the Round Rock Express, a Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros owned by a syndicate that includes Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. He lead his team to a Texas League championship with a 83-57 record in their first season to earn "Manager of the Year" honors. He followed that up with league titles in 2001 and 2002, and division titles in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, the Express moved to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. He remained their manager through 2007, winning a division crown in 2006. In five seasons in the Texas League, the Express went 376-324. In the Pacific Coast League, the Express went 220-210 under Moore.

On September 30, 2007, he was named the Houston Astros' bench coach for the 2008 season by manager Cecil Cooper. Moore was Cooper's first professional baseball manager with Jamestown in 1968. After just one season, Moore left the Astros to begin his fourth stint as a coach with the Texas Rangers, reuniting him with Ryan, who is president of the Rangers.

Personal life

Moore and his wife, JoAnne, have a son, Johnathan, who was drafted by Texas in the 45th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, and is currently a catcher/first baseman with the Arizona Fall League AZL Rangers.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Jackie Moore (baseball) managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com

Preceded by Steve Boros	Oakland Athletics Managers 1984-1986	Succeeded by Jeff Newman
Preceded by Don Zimmer	Colorado Rockies Bench coach 1996–1998	Succeeded by Bruce Kimm
Preceded by José Cruz	Houston Astros Bench coach 2008	Succeeded by Ed Romero
Preceded by Art Howe	Texas Rangers Bench coach 2009-present	Succeeded by Current coach