James Richard Leyland was born on December 15,1944 and is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager.
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22 Facts About Jim Leyland
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Jim Leyland serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.
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Jim Leyland led the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World Series championship over the Cleveland Indians, and previously won three straight division titles with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Jim Leyland is one of eleven managers to lead three different teams to the postseason.
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Jim Leyland is a three-time Manager of the Year Award winner, twice in the National League, and once in the American League.
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Jim Leyland began his baseball career with the Tigers when they signed him as a catcher on September 21,1963.
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Jim Leyland spent seven seasons as a minor leaguer in the Tigers organization, but mainly served as a coach with the Montgomery Rebels in 1970 while playing in just two games for the team.
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Jim Leyland left the Tigers organization for the first time in 1982 when he became Tony La Russa's third base coach for four seasons with the Chicago White Sox, including the team's 1983 AL West division title, before being named the 33rd manager in Pittsburgh Pirates history on November 20,1985.
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Jim Leyland was the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1996.
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Jim Leyland won two Manager of the Year trophies with the Pirates in 1990 and 1992, and finished as runner-up in 1988 and 1991.
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Jim Leyland helped develop such All-Stars as Barry Bonds, Jay Bell, Tim Wakefield, Andy Van Slyke and Bobby Bonilla in Pittsburgh before a fire sale in the mid-1990s soured him with new ownership.
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Jim Leyland decided to quit after 11 seasons spent with the Pirates in order to manage a contender despite a contract that ran to 2000 with a salary of $1 million, stating that it was not a tough decision but a sad one, noting his dissatisfaction with owner Kevin McClatchy on trades and salary cutting.
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One member of Jim Leyland's coaching staff while with the Pirates, Terry Collins, who was most recently the manager of the New York Mets, wore number 10 to honor Jim Leyland.
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In 1997, Jim Leyland was hired by Wayne Huizenga to manage the Florida Marlins and promptly led them to the franchise's first World Championship that year, defeating the Cleveland Indians—four games to three—in the Fall Classic.
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Jim Leyland became the third person to win the award in both leagues, joining La Russa and Bobby Cox.
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Jim Leyland won The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award for the American League in 2006.
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Jim Leyland would reach 1,500 wins on April 15,2011 with a win over the Oakland Athletics, becoming the 19th manager to do so.
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On May 1,2012, Jim Leyland gained his 1,600th victory as a major league manager, passing Tommy Lasorda on the all-time wins list.
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Jim Leyland joined former coach Tony La Russa as the only managers who have led two different MLB franchises to three consecutive division titles.
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Jim Leyland retired from managing following the 2013 season, remaining with the Tigers organization as a special assistant.
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