Jim Snyder

Biography

James Robert Snyder (August 15, 1932 – March 9, 2021) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He managed the 1988 Seattle Mariners for 105 games, from June 6 until the end of the season. He played as a second baseman for 41 games for the Minnesota Twins over three seasons (1961, 1962, and 1964). He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg) during his 12-year playing career. He then coached and managed professionally for decades, working as an MLB coach for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres. Born in Dearborn, Michigan, Snyder attended Eastern Michigan University, earning bachelor's and master's degrees. In 1952, he signed with the St. Louis Browns and played in several minor league organizations. He was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for Bobby Winkles in July 1958. After three seasons with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, the Twins acquired Snyder in September 1961. As a 29-year-old rookie, he went hitless in five at bats that month, then notched one hit in ten at bats during an early-season 1962 trial with Minnesota. He did not return to the majors until June 1964, when the Twins gave him a 26-game audition, ending his MLB tenure in August. He batted .140 in 86 MLB at bats, including one home run, hit July 15, 1964, off Don Rudolph of the Washington Senators. In 1966, Snyder began his managerial career in the farm system of the Cincinnati Reds, where over 11 years he rose from Class A Short Season to Triple-A Indianapolis in 1976. Snyder then spent five seasons as a manager in the Philadelphia Phillies' organization, including two years at Triple-A with the Oklahoma City 89ers. In 1982, he was among several Phillies' instructors and scouts who accompanied Dallas Green to the Chicago Cubs' system, where Snyder was field coordinator of instruction from 1982 to 1986 and an MLB coach in 1987. During that offseason, Snyder joined the Mariners' 1988 staff as

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