Sam Perlozzo

Samuel Benedict Perlozzo (born March 4, 1951) is an American former second baseman, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He managed the Baltimore Orioles from 2005 to 2007 and recently served as the first base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2009 to 2012.

Sam Perlozzo
Perlozzo as Phillies first base coach, 2012
Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1951-03-04) March 4, 1951 (age 74) Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 1977, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
September 13, 1979, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average	.269
Hits	7
Runs	6
Games	300
Managerial record	128–172
Winning %	.427
NPB statistics
Batting average	.281
Home runs	15
Runs batted in	43
Stats at Baseball Reference
Managerial record at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Minnesota Twins (1977) San Diego Padres (1979) Yakult Swallows (1980) As manager Baltimore Orioles (2005–2007) As coach New York Mets (1987–1989) Cincinnati Reds (1990–1992) Seattle Mariners (1993–1995) Baltimore Orioles (1996–2005) Seattle Mariners (2008) Philadelphia Phillies (2009–2012)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1990)

Biography

After graduating from Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, Maryland, Perlozzo was drafted by the Twins after playing college ball at George Washington University. His professional baseball career included parts of two seasons as a reserve with the Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres, along with one season with the Yakult Swallows in 1980.

Going into the last game of the 1977 season Perlozzo's teammate, Rod Carew, had 99 RBIs. Perlozzo started the game at shortstop in place of Roy Smalley, and just as Perlozzo was about to bat for the first time in the game, manager Gene Mauch grabbed him by the arm and said, "I want you to go up there and hit a triple, right now, this at-bat. You hit a triple, understand?" Perlozzo did hit a triple, and Carew hit a single to gain his 100th RBI of the season.^[1]

With the Orioles, he was promoted from bench coach to interim manager after manager Lee Mazzilli was fired on August 4, 2005, during the team's worst losing streak of the season.^[2] The Orioles went 23–32 under Perlozzo that season. On October 12, the "interim" title was dropped as Perlozzo was named the team's manager. In 2006, Perlozzo's first full season as manager of the Orioles, the team finished with a 70–92 record.

Orioles owner Peter Angelos fired Perlozzo as the team's manager on June 18, 2007.^[3] Perlozzo was replaced by bullpen coach Dave Trembley on an interim basis then, after some success, had the interim tag removed.

On November 5, 2007, the Seattle Mariners announced that Perlozzo had been hired as their third base coach.^[4]

In 2009, Perlozzo was hired by the Philadelphia Phillies to be the team's third base coach.^[5] He was moved to first base coach for the 2011 season after former Orioles manager Juan Samuel joined the Phillies staff as third base coach.^[6] On October 3, 2012, Perlozzo was dismissed by the Phillies.^[7]

Managerial record

Team	Year	Regular season				Postseason
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
BAL	2005	23	32	.418	4th in AL East	–	–	–	–
BAL	2006	70	92	.432	4th in AL East	–	–	–	–
BAL	2007	29	40	.420	fired
Total		128	172	.427		0	0	–	–

See also

• Baseball portal
• Biography portal