Bruce Bochy

This article is about the baseball catcher and manager. For the utility player, see Bruce Bochte.

Bruce Douglas Bochy (born April 16, 1955 in Landes de Boussac, France) is the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to joining the Giants on October 27, 2006 [1], Bochy had been the manager of the San Diego Padres for twelve seasons. Bochy is the only former Padre player to serve as the team's manager. He led the Padres to four of the five postseason appearances in their history, winning division titles in 1996, 1998, 2005, and 2006. In 1998, he led the Padres to their first National League pennant in 14 years, where they lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series.

In 1996, Bochy was named the NL Manager of the Year. He won over 900 games as manager of the Padres - the most in team history - despite often being saddled with low-budget squads.

As a catcher, Bochy played with the Houston Astros (1978–80), New York Mets (1982) and San Diego Padres (1983–87). In 802 career at-bats, he hit .239 with 26 home runs. He was the backup to Terry Kennedy when the Padres won their first NL pennant in 1984, and played in one game in the 1984 World Series, which the Padres lost in five games to the Detroit Tigers. Bochy was behind the plate on September 11, 1985 when Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds collected his record-breaking 4,192nd major league hit off Padres pitcher Eric Show.

Bochy agreed to a three-year contract to replace Felipe Alou and become the Giants' new skipper on October 27, 2006.

Bochy is one of just eight Major Leaguers to be born in France where his father was stationed as a U.S. Army officer at the time. However, Bochy grew up in Virginia and in Melbourne, Florida. He graduated from Melbourne High School in 1973 and Brevard Community College in 1975. Bochy was then drafted in the first round (21st overall) by the Houston Astros in the 1975 MLB Baseball Draft. His 26 career homers are the most by any player born in France.

Bochy has also managed the 2004 and 2006 MLB All-Stars in the Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series.

Bochy is known for having one of the largest cap sizes in Major League Baseball at 8 3/4.[2] When he joined the Mets in 1982, they did not have a batting helmet that would fit him, and they had to send the ones he was using in the minors.[3]

Managerial record

• Bochy won his 1000th game as a manager on August 8, 2007.
• Stats updated through July 25, 2008

Team	Year	Regular Season				Postseason
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
San Diego Padres	1995	70	74	.486	3rd in NL West	-	-	-	-
	1996	91	71	.562	1st in NL West	0	3	.000	Lost in NLDS
	1997	76	86	.469	4th in NL West	-	-	-
	1998	98	64	.605	1st in NL West	7	7	.500	Lost in World Series
	1999	74	88	.457	4st in NL West	-	-	-
	2000	76	86	.469	5st in NL West	-	-	-
	2001	79	83	.488	4st in NL West	-	-	-
	2002	66	96	.407	5th in NL West	-	-	-
	2003	64	98	.395	5th in NL West	-	-	-
	2004	87	75	.537	3rd in NL West	-	-	-
	2005	82	80	.506	1st in NL West	0	3	.000	Lost in NLDS
	2006	88	74	.543	1st in NL West	1	3	.250	Lost in NLDS
SD Total		951	975	.494		8	16	.333	4 Playoff Appearances
San Francisco Giants	2007	71	91	.438	5th in NL West	-	-	-
	2008	43	59	.422		-	-	-
SF Total		114	150	.432		-	-	-
Total		1,073	1,125	.488		8	16	.333	4 Playoff Appearance

See also

• San Diego Padres all-time roster
• List of Major League Baseball managers in 2006
• List of Major League Baseball managers in 2007
• List of Major League Baseball managers in 2008

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - managing record and playing statistics

Sources

• Baseball A Doubleheader Collection of Facts, Feats, & Firsts. St. Louis, Mo.: The Sporting News Publishing Co. 1992. ISBN 0-88365-785-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help).