Bill Adair

Marion Danne Adair

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 190 lb.

• Born February 10, 1913 in Mobile, AL USA
• Died June 17, 2002 in Bay Minette, AL USA

BR Manager page

Biographical Information

Bill Adair hit 20 or more homers three times in a 21-year career as a player in the minors (1935-1956). He was a minor league manager for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Atlanta Braves, and also managed in the minors for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, and Montreal Expos. Overall, he compiled a record of 1611-1305 over 21 seasons (1949-1973) in the minor leagues.

Adair was also a big league coach with the Milwaukee Braves (1962), Atlanta Braves (1967), White Sox (1970), and Expos (1976). Adair posted a 4-6 record as interim skipper of the 1970 Chicago White Sox.

He was also a scout for the Expos in the late 1970s and early 1980s, working from his home in St. Petersburg, FL. He signed two of the best players in franchise history during those years, Andre Dawson from Florida A&M in 1975 and Tim Raines from Sanford, FL in 1977.

He primarily wore number 44.

Preceded by Don Gutteridge

Chicago White Sox Manager 1970

Succeeded by Chuck Tanner

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1941	Montgomery Rebels	Southeastern League	1-2	--	none	--	Replaced Neil Caldwell (20-28) on June 2 Replaced by Pee Wee Wanninger (45-32) on June 5
1949	Owensboro Oilers	KITTY League	82-40	1st	Boston Braves	Lost in 1st round
1950	Bluefield Blue-Grays	Appalachian League	80-40	1st	Boston Braves	Lost in 1st round
1951	Eau Claire Bears	Northern League	77-44	1st	Boston Braves	Lost League Finals
1952	Eau Claire Bears	Northern League	72-53	3rd	Boston Braves	Lost in 1st round
1953	El Dorado Oilers	Cotton States League	67-59	2nd	none	Lost League Finals
1954	El Dorado Oilers	Cotton States League	79-39	2nd	none	League Champs
1955	Panama City Fliers	Alabama-Florida League	73-47	1st	Milwaukee Braves	League Champs
1956	Valdosta Tigers	Georgia-Florida League	94-45	1st	Detroit Tigers	none League Champs
1957	Augusta Tigers	South Atlantic League	98-56	1st	Detroit Tigers	Lost League Finals
1958	Augusta Tigers	South Atlantic League	30-21	--	Detroit Tigers		replaced by Stan Charnofsky (1-1) on June 10
	Charleston Senators	American Association	56-41	1st	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round	replaced Bill Norman (33-21) on June 10
1959	Charleston Senators	American Association	77-84	7th	Detroit Tigers
1960	Louisville Colonels	American Association	75-60	2nd	Milwaukee Braves	League Champs	replaced Ben Geraghty (10-8) May 6
1963	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	76-75	6th	Milwaukee Braves	Lost in 1st round
1964	Denver Bears	Pacific Coast League	80-78	8th	Milwaukee Braves
1965	Atlanta Crackers	International League	83-64	2nd	Milwaukee Braves	Lost in 1st round
1966	Richmond Braves	International League	75-72	4th	Atlanta Braves	Lost League Finals
1968	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	78-69	3rd	Chicago White Sox
1969	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	60-86	7th	Chicago White Sox
1970	Chicago White Sox	American League	4-6	--	Chicago White Sox		replaced Don Gutteridge (49-87) on September 1 replaced by Chuck Tanner on September 18
1971	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	73-73	4th (t)	San Diego Padres
1972	Peninsula Whips	International League	56-88	8th	Montreal Expos
1973	Peninsula Whips	International League	72-74	4th	Montreal Expos
milb Totals	22 Seasons		1,614-1,310			4 League Championships

He also managed the Milwaukee franchise in the Florida East Coast Instructional League in 1964 (22-25 3rd place).