Sam Perlozzo

Template:Infobox MLB retired Samuel Benedict Perlozzo (born March 4, 1951 in Cumberland, Maryland) is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, most recently with the Baltimore Orioles. He currently is the infield coach of the Philadelphia Phillies.

After graduating from Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, Perlozzo's professional baseball career included parts of two seasons as a reserve with the Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres. He was drafted by the Twins after playing college ball at George Washington University.

With the Orioles, he was promoted from bench coach to interim manager after manager Lee Mazzilli was fired on August 4, 2005, during the team's worst losing streak of the season. The Orioles went 23–32 under Perlozzo that season. On October 12, the "interim" title was dropped as Perlozzo was named the team's manager. In 2006, Perlozzo's first full season as manager of the Orioles, the team finished with a 70–92 record.

Orioles owner Peter Angelos dismissed Perlozzo as the team's manager on June 18, 2007 [1]. Perlozzo was replaced by Bullpen coach Dave Trembley on an interim basis then, after some success, had the interim tag removed. On November 5, 2007 the Seattle Mariners announced that Perlozzo had been hired as the third base coach for the Seattle Mariners.

Managerial record

Team	Year	Regular Season				Postseason
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
BAL	2005	23	32	.418	4th in AL East	-	-	-	-
BAL	2006	70	92	.432	4th in AL East	-	-	-	-
BAL	2007	29	40	.420	Fired on June 18th
Total		128	172	.427		-	-	-	-

See also

• List of Major League Baseball managers in 2006
• List of Major League Baseball managers in 2007

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
• Sam Perlozzo managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com