Larry Alton Parrish was born on November 10,1953 and is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager.
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16 Facts About Larry Parrish
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Larry Parrish played two seasons in Japan for the Yakult Swallows and the Hanshin Tigers.
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Larry Parrish was a two-time All-Star, and in 1979, he was named the Montreal Expos Player of the Year after batting.
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Larry Parrish is the only Montreal Expos player to ever hit three home runs in one game on three separate occasions.
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Larry Parrish originally was supposed to have been the Rangers' starting right fielder.
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In 1982, during his first season with the Rangers, Larry Parrish tied a major league record held by Jim Northrup when he hit three grand slams in the span of one week.
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Larry Parrish closed out his American Major League career by joining the Boston Red Sox during the stretch run of the 1988 season; while he was with the Red Sox, the team won the American League Eastern Division championship.
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In 1992, Larry Parrish was named the manager for the Single-A Niagara Falls Rapids of the New York–Penn League which won the league championship in 1993.
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Larry Parrish then served as bench coach under Tigers manager Buddy Bell for the 1997 season and part of the 1998 season before Bell was fired.
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Larry Parrish managed the Tigers through their final season at Tiger Stadium.
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Larry Parrish remained in the Tigers organization as a scout from 2000 to 2002, and in 2003, he returned to the dugout as the manager for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens of the International League.
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On October 29,2010, it was announced that Larry Parrish would become the hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves, replacing Terry Pendleton, who was moved to first base coach.
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Larry Parrish was named manager of the West Michigan Whitecaps for the 2013 season.
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Larry Parrish was elected to the International League Hall of Fame as a manager in 2013.
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