Chip Hale
| Chip Hale | |||
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Hale with the New York Mets
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| Oakland Athletics – No. 4 | |||
| Infielder / Manager / Coach | |||
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Born: December 2, 1964 San Jose, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 27, 1989, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 4, 1997, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .277 | ||
| Home runs | 7 | ||
| Runs batted in | 78 | ||
| Managerial record | 148–176 | ||
| Winning % | .457 | ||
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Walter William "Chip" Hale (born December 2, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and third baseman, and current third base coach for the Oakland Athletics. He played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics, and managed the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played college baseball at the University of Arizona. He played High School baseball at Campolindo H.S., Moraga CA.
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 1987 MLB amateur draft, Hale made his Major League Baseball debut with the Twins on August 27, 1989, and appeared in his final game May 4, 1997.
Chip Hale is associated with one of the most famous bloopers in baseball history. On May 27, 1991, while playing for the Class AAA Portland Beavers, he hit a deep fly ball to right where outfielder Rodney McCray attempted to catch the ball and ran through the wall.
For the 2006 Major League Baseball season, Hale served as a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks under manager Bob Melvin. Before coaching in the majors, Hale was manager of the Diamondbacks' AAA affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders for three seasons. Under Hale's leadership the minor league Sidewinders finished the regular season with a record of 91–53, a new franchise record; and Hale was named Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year.
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