Rich Hacker
Encyclopedia
Richard Warren Hacker is a former Major League Baseball
player, base coach and scout. Hacker played for the Montreal Expos
in the 1971
season as a Shortstop. He played in 16 games in his one year career. He had a .121 batting average, with four hits in 33 at-bats. Hacker attended Southern Illinois University
. His uncle is former Major Leaguer, Warren Hacker
.
from 1986–90 and the Toronto Blue Jays
from 1991-93. Hacker coached first base for the Cardinals from 1986–87 and third base from 1988-90. He was the third base coach for the Blue Jays from 1991-93. He coached in two World Series (1987 and 1992) and was on the Blue Jays bench for a third (1993). He also coached in the 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
. His Major League coaching career was ended by a car accident suffered on the Martin Luther King bridge in St. Louis in July 1993. During his recovery from injury He remained a member of the Blue Jays coaching staff but was transferred to off field work such as creating hitting charts of opposing teams. He was replaced as third base coach by Nick Leyva
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player, base coach and scout. Hacker played for the Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
in the 1971
1971 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:National League: Pittsburgh PiratesAmerican League: Baltimore Orioles1971 World Series: Pittsburgh def. Baltimore , 4 games to 3.Inter-league playoff: Pittsburgh declined challenge by Tokyo Yomiuri Giants....
season as a Shortstop. He played in 16 games in his one year career. He had a .121 batting average, with four hits in 33 at-bats. Hacker attended Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses...
. His uncle is former Major Leaguer, Warren Hacker
Warren Hacker
Warren Louis Hacker was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs , Cincinnatiu Redlegs , Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox...
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Coaching
Hacker was a base coach in the Major Leagues from 1986 to 1993, coaching for the St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
from 1986–90 and the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
from 1991-93. Hacker coached first base for the Cardinals from 1986–87 and third base from 1988-90. He was the third base coach for the Blue Jays from 1991-93. He coached in two World Series (1987 and 1992) and was on the Blue Jays bench for a third (1993). He also coached in the 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 59th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 12, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, the home of...
. His Major League coaching career was ended by a car accident suffered on the Martin Luther King bridge in St. Louis in July 1993. During his recovery from injury He remained a member of the Blue Jays coaching staff but was transferred to off field work such as creating hitting charts of opposing teams. He was replaced as third base coach by Nick Leyva
Nick Leyva
Nicholas Tomas Leyva is the current third base coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Leyva, who is of Mexican American descent, is a former minor league player and manager, and has spent over a decade as a Major League Baseball coach...
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