Minor Managers, Major Additions: Clinton Pilots
This will be the tenth in series on the minor league managers of the different minor league teams from Iowa. Today we will break down the Clinton Pilots. The Pilots existed from 1914-1917 and 1966-1976. Many major leaguers have come through here, including Gorman Thomas, Tom Kelly, Lou Marone and Bill Parksons.
The exciting find is Jim Leyland was the manager for three years in the 70s. What was interesting about Leyland was that I saw one World Series title, which wasn't unexpected, but that it came with his short stint with Florida, not Detroit or Pittsburgh were we probably most associate him.
Bert Hough
1914 Pilots Manager
0 cards in TCDB
George Manush
1915 Pilots Manager
1 cards in TCDB
James Drohan
0 cards in TCDB
L. Brown
1916-17 Pilots Manager
0 cards in TCDB
Frank Oceak
1966 Pilots Manager (Pirates affiliate)
5 cards in TCDB
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1958–1964; 1970–1972)
- Cincinnati Reds (1965)
Bob Clear
1967-68 Pilots Manager (Pirates affiliate)
3 cards in TCDB
- California Angels (1976–1987)
Sibby Sisti
1969 Pilots Manager (Pilots affiliate)
55 cards in TCDB
Karl Kuehl
1969 Pilots Manager (Pilots affiliate)
11 cards in TCDB
- As manager
- Montreal Expos (1976)
- As coach
- Minnesota Twins (1977–1982)
Tommy Giordano
1969 Pilots Manager (Pilots affiliate)
0 cards in TCDB
Earl Torgeson
1970 Pilots Manager (Brewers affiliate)
56 cards in TCDB
- Boston Braves (1947–1952)
- Philadelphia Phillies (1953–1955)
- Detroit Tigers (1955–1957)
- Chicago White Sox (1957–1961)
- New York Yankees (1961)
Max Lanier
1971 Pilots Manager (Tigers affiliate)
30 cards in TCDB
Jim Leyland
1972-73/75 Pilots Manager (Tigers affiliate)
188 cards in TCDB
As coach
As manager
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1986–1996)
- Florida Marlins (1997–1998)
- Colorado Rockies (1999)
- Detroit Tigers (2006–2013)
Len Okrie
1974 Pilots Manager (Tigers affiliate)
3 cards in TCDB
Bob Hartsfield
1976 Pilots Manager
7 cards in TCDB
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