Tony Muser
| Tony Muser | |||
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| First baseman/Manager | |||
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Born: August 1, 1947 Van Nuys, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 14, 1969, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1978, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .259 | ||
| Home runs | 7 | ||
| Runs batted in | 117 | ||
| Games managed | 748 | ||
| Win–loss record | 317–431 | ||
| Winning % | .424 | ||
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Anthony Joseph Muser (/ˈmjuːzər/; born August 1, 1947) is currently a roving instructor in the San Diego Padres organization. From 1997 until 2002, Muser served as the manager of the Kansas City Royals. After being replaced by John Mizerock, Muser spent four seasons as the bench coach for the San Diego Padres under Bruce Bochy.
Signed as an amateur free agent by the Boston Red Sox in 1967, Muser spent parts of nine seasons in the majors between 1969 and 1978. After debuting with the Red Sox, he also played for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers. In 1973, he was the White Sox starting first baseman, setting career highs with 4 home runs and 30 runs batted in while batting .285 in 109 games. Following his major league career, he played in Japan for the Seibu Lions in 1979.
During his career, Muser played mostly first base, but did not hit for much in the way of average or power at a position that is historically more known for offense than defense. He had a lifetime .259 batting average and only seven home runs in his entire career.
In 1980, Muser was brought back into the Brewers organization, as he was hired as manager of the , one of Milwaukee's A-ball farm clubs. The Ports won the league championship in 1980, and Muser was moved up to the Double-A El Paso Diablos. After two-plus seasons in El Paso, during which Muser's teams went 176–162, Muser was promoted again, this time to the Triple-A Vancouver Canadians, where he replaced Dick Phillips in midseason. After a season and a half there, Muser was moved up to the Brewers' coaching staff, where he served as third base coach from 1985 through spring training in 1986 when he was severely injured in a gas explosion in the Brewers Compadre Stadium clubhouse and missed the rest of the 1986 season. Muser was in line to succeed George Bamberger as manager but was replaced as third base coach by Tom Trebelhorn who went on to manage the Brewers for five years. Muser returned as hitting coach from 1987 until 1989. In 1991 and 1992, Muser was back at Triple-A, managing the Denver Zephyrs, the Brewers' top farm team.
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