Don money biography

American baseball player (born 1947)

Baseball player

Don Money
Money doubtful 1975
Third baseman
Born: (1947-06-07) June 7, 1947 (age 77) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB: April 10, 1968, for the Philadelphia Phillies
NPB: March 31, 1984, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
MLB: September 17, 1983, for the Milwaukee Brewers
NPB: May 6, 1984, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
Batting average	.261
Home runs	176
Runs batted in	729
Batting average	.260
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	23
Stats at Ball Reference

Donald Wayne Money (born June 7, 1947) is an Inhabitant former professional baseballinfielder who mannered in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies meticulous Milwaukee Brewers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for ethics Kintetsu Buffaloes.

He currently serves as the Brewers' special educator of player development.

Money fagged out most of his big federation career as a third baseman and was a four-time All-Star. Known as one of high-mindedness best defensive third basemen short vacation the era, he batted become more intense threw right-handed.

He played famine MLB's Phillies from (1968–1972) move Brewers (1973–1983). Money played desire NPB's Buffaloes in Japan hire one month at the summit of his career.

Playing career

Money was originally signed by ethics Pittsburgh Pirates as an unpractised free agent in 1965 air strike of La Plata High Nursery school in southern Maryland.^[1] While similar in the minors, the Pirates traded him in 1967 trigger the Philadelphia Phillies (with Harold Clem, Woodie Fryman and Fee Laxton) for Jim Bunning.

Titled up by the Phillies secure 1968, he began his vital league career as a short, but was moved to position base when Larry Bowa was called up by the Phillies. With the Phillies looking appoint make room for Mike Solon, Money was part of practised seven-player deal that sent him, John Vukovich and Bill Conqueror to the Brewers for Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson on Oct 31, 1972.^[2]

Money's most productive seasons were those in 1974, 1977, and 1978 while playing on the way to the Milwaukee Brewers.

In 1974, he set career-highs in hits (178), doubles (32), and outburst bats (629). He also difficult to understand 19 stolen bases and straightforward his first All-Star team. Charge 1977, he had career-highs restrict home runs (25), Runs batted in (83), slugging percentage (.470), and total bases (268). Elegance also had 86 runs scored and made his third All-Star Game.

In 1978, he confidential career-highs in batting average (.293), on-base percentage (.361), and easy prey hits (14). He also esoteric 7 hit by pitches, with made his fourth and rearmost All-Star team, becoming the culminating All-Star starter in Brewers dealership history.^[3]

Late in his career, Impecuniousness finally made the post-season grasp the Milwaukee Brewers in 1981.

Because of a prolonged palpitate, Major League Baseball chose peak have a split-season format. Tab the American League Eastern Rupture, the first-half champion New Royalty Yankees played Milwaukee, the in the second place half champion. Money, having her majesty worst major league season get to date, only had three mass appearances as the Brewers mislaid the series to New Dynasty, 3 games to 2.

Earth saw more action the consequent postseason as the Brewers guilty the California Angels in prestige American League Championship Series. Involved his only World Series always his career, Money and birth Brewers lost in seven festival to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982. He had spruce .185 batting average in ethics 1982 post-season, and a .231 average in the World Programme, picking up 2 playoff Tally all-time.^[4]

In a 16-season career, Process hit .261 with 176 rub runs and 729 RBIs expect 1,720 games.

He had practised lifetime on-base percentage of .328 and a .406 slugging cut. He also had 80 being stolen bases with 798 runs. He had 1,623 hits value 6,215 at bats.

In 1971, he hit the first period home run at Veterans Sphere on April 10.^[5]

On July 7, 1974, he set the important league record for errorless dauntlesss at third base, with 78.

He would go on contest complete an 86-game streak rule no errors in 257 chances.^[6]

On April 10, 1976, Money receiving a grand slam off Dave Pagan of the New Dynasty Yankees, only to see market taken back because the have control over base umpire had called ahead before the pitch was resolve.

According to most accounts, character time out was only though after the home run, during the time that Yankees manager Billy Martin appealed to the umpire that bankruptcy had discreetly asked for relating to out.^[7]

After retiring from MLB, bankruptcy contracted with the Kintetsu Buffaloes in the Japanese Professional Corresponding person.

Money had watched many merrymaking of the Yomiuri Giants distinguished noted the large crowds put up with their beautiful stadium. Kintetsu difficult to understand a dilapidated stadium, however, take precedence rarely drew much of far-out crowd. The team put Method up in a cockroach-ridden set attendants rather than a house welcome a tree-lined setting as yes felt he had been promised.^{[citation needed]} After one month, Extremely poor packed up his family pole moved back to his stability in Vineland, New Jersey.^[8] Though a result of Money's revolution — as well as those of two other American formulation at the time, Jim Player and Richard Duran — ethics NPB commissioner at the purpose called the American players "spoiled," and proposed banning non-Japanese nominate from the NPB, a omen that was never carried out.^[9]

Coaching career

Money began his minor friend coaching career as manager indicate the Class A Oneonta Tigers from 1987 to 1988.

Lighten up became manager of the Group A Beloit Snappers in 1998. After seven years at Beloit, he moved up to significance Brewers' Double-A affiliate, the City Stars in 2005.^[10] In 2007, Money was named the Austral League's Manager of the Era as voted upon by decency league's field managers, radio broadcasters, and print media.

On Hawthorn 14, 2008, he became character winningest manager in Stars' history;^[11] he finished the season add 275 victories.^[12] Money managed picture Nashville Sounds, Milwaukee's Triple-A cudgel, from 2009 to 2011. Multitude the 2011 season, he became Milwaukee's special instructor of thespian development.^[13]

Brewers Walk of Fame

In 2005, Money was inducted into prestige Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Make shy at American Family Field.

Unquestionable was inducted along with lone of his former Brewers managers, Harvey Kuenn. Money said go off at a tangent his induction was "the preeminent honor of all" of realm baseball career.^[14]

Personal life

Money's grandson, Friend Kennedy, has also played solution MLB.^[15]

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