Pat Listach

Pat Listach
Listach as the 3rd Base coach for the Washington Nationals in 2009.
Chicago Cubs – No. 4
Shortstop / Coach
Born: September 12, 1967 (1967-09-12) Natchitoches, Louisiana
Batted: Both	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 1992 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Last MLB appearance
June 29, 1997 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	143
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (1992–1996) Houston Astros (1997)
Career highlights and awards
1992 AL Rookie of the Year

Patrick Alan Listach (born September 12, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop, minor league manager and current third base coach for the Chicago Cubs.

Amateur career

Listach played college baseball for the McLennan Community College Highlanders (Waco, Texas) and the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Professional career

Listach was drafted in the 5th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Listach's best professional season was in 1992, his rookie year. After being called up from the minor leagues by the Brewers in April, Listach became a vital member of a team that won 92 games and contended for the American League playoffs. Listach's 54 stolen bases in 1992 ranked second only to the total accrued by Kenny Lofton, another prominent rookie from the Cleveland Indians, during that season. Listach would go on to win the 1992 American League Rookie of the Year award.

In 1996 Listach was traded to the New York Yankees along with Graeme Lloyd for outfielder Gerald Williams and pitcher Bob Wickman. Listach was intended to be a backup outfielder, as the Yankees made the trade specifically to acquire Lloyd. Listach, however, had suffered what was first thought to be a bruise two days prior to the trade. The injury turned out to be a broken bone in his foot. The Yankees returned Listach to the Brewers, accepting shortstop Gabby Martinez instead.

Listach played only 52 games in the Majors after 1996, all for the Houston Astros in 1997. Listach spent 1998 Spring Training with the Seattle Mariners, who released him before the season. He spent that season with the Triple-A affiliates of the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies before retiring.

Coaching career

Listach became a manager in the Chicago Cubs minor league system. He managed the Double-A West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx in 2006, the Tennessee Smokies in 2007, and the Triple-A Iowa Cubs in 2008. In 2008 Listach was honored as Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year by peers and league media representatives for leading the Iowa Cubs to an 83-59 record and a playoff appearance.

Listach became the Washington Nationals' third-base coach starting with the 2009 season.

Listach served as bench coach for the Chicago Cubs for the 2010 season, replacing Alan Trammell who left to become the Diamondbacks bench coach. Listach was replaced by new bench coach, Jamie Quirk, during the 2011 off-season, and will become the Cubs third-base coach for the 2012 season.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• 2008 Iowa Cubs Field Staff
• Listach named 2008 PCL Manager of the Year
• NCAA.org Archives
• 1992 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics and Roster from Baseball Reference
• 2008 preseason interview with Pat Listach
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online Recent Posts

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Awards
Preceded by Chuck Knoblauch	American League Rookie of the Year 1992	Succeeded by Tim Salmon