22 Facts About Pat Gillick

Lawrence Patrick David Gillick was born on August 22,1937 and is an American professional baseball executive.

Pat Gillick previously served as the general manager of four MLB teams: the Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and Philadelphia Phillies.

Pat Gillick guided the Blue Jays to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993, and later with the Phillies in 2008.

Pat Gillick won a national championship in college while pitching for the University of Southern California.

Pat Gillick was born to former minor league baseball player Larry Pat Gillick in Chico, California.

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Pat Gillick continued to stay involved in Scouting and received the Order of the Arrow's Vigil Honor mere months after winning the College World Series at USC.

Pat Gillick had to wire his grandmother for $25 to finance his last leg from Montana to Vulcan.

Pat Gillick was a gifted pitcher, playing on the 1958 National Title baseball team at USC and spending five years in the minor league systems of the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates, venturing as high as Triple-A.

Pat Gillick retired from playing and began a front-office career in 1963, when he became the assistant farm director with the Houston Colt.

Shortly after Pat Gillick resigned in 1994, the Blue Jays went into decline, not finishing higher than third place until 2006, and failing to make the playoffs until 2015.

In 1995, Pat Gillick was named the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles to replace Roland Hemond, who had resigned.

Pat Gillick cited the fact that they were close to winning a championship as a factor to his decision to come out of retirement.

Pat Gillick guided the Orioles to the playoffs in 1996 and 1997.

Pat Gillick announced on September 20,1998 his departure from the Orioles when his three-year contract expired after the conclusion of the season.

Pat Gillick then became the general manager of the Seattle Mariners, who had parlayed their incredible 1995 playoff run into a new ballpark and the financial resources to become a perennial contender.

On November 2,2005, Pat Gillick was named the Philadelphia Phillies' general manager, after which his first big move was to trade Jim Thome and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Aaron Rowand along with prospects Gio Gonzalez and Daniel Haigwood, being a move which cleared the way for Phillies' Rookie of the Year Ryan Howard to become the permanent starter.

Pat Gillick had permanent residence in Toronto with his wife Doris, however they have since relocated to Seattle after he became the Phillies GM.

Pat Gillick retired from his position as general manager after leading the Phillies to a World Series championship in 2008.

Pat Gillick remained in the organization as a senior advisor to Amaro and Phillies president David Montgomery.

Pat Gillick returned to his senior advisor role after the Phillies promoted Andy MacPhail to president, who first joined the Phillies organization as a special assistant to Pat Gillick during the 2015 season.

Since 2016, Pat Gillick served as part-owner of teams in the collegiate woodbat Great West League such as the Chico Heat and Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox.

Pat Gillick won championships with the Heat in the league's inaugural season in 2016 and their final season in 2018.