Dan Radison

Daniel John Radison

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
• School Southern Illinois University

• Born August 24, 1950 in St. Louis, MO USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder/catcher Dan Radison was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft. He hit .391/~.418/.500 for the 1972 GCL Cardinals and .264/~.289/.356 for the St. Petersburg Cardinals. In 1973, Radison hit .283/~.331/.377 with the Modesto Reds and .211/~.248/.318 for the Arkansas Travelers. He wrapped up his playing career in 1974 with Arkansas (.176/~.222/.294) and the Tulsa Oilers (.207/~.240/.271).

After his minor league playing career ended, Radison was an assistant coach at Broward Community College in 1977-1978, the University of Georgia in 1979-1981, and Old Dominion University in 1982-1983.

Radison managed in the minors from 1984-1992, then spent several seasons on the coaching staffs of the San Diego Padres (1993-1994) and Chicago Cubs (1995-1999). He managed the Brisbane Bandits from 1994-1996, winning the 1993-1994 Australian Baseball League title. He was on the coaching staffs of the Norwich Navigators in 2001 and the Columbus Clippers in 2002. Radison also scouted for the Yankees in 2003 and 2005. He was a minor league hitting instructor in the Cardinals organization in 2007-2009. Radison then returned to the major leagues on the coaching staffs of the Washington Nationals in 2010 and 2011 and the Houston Astros in 2012-2014. He was hitting coach of the Corpus Christi Hooks in 2015-2016. Radison moved to the Miami Marlins' organization as hitting coach of the Beloit Sky Carp in 2023-2024.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1984	Kingsport Mets	Appalachian League	31-38	7th	New York Mets
1985	Little Falls Mets	New York-Penn League	34-41	8th	New York Mets
1986	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	44-22	1st	St. Louis Cardinals	none League Champs
1987	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	42-24	2nd	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost League Finals
1988	Hamilton Redbirds	New York-Penn League	36-39	7th	St. Louis Cardinals
1989	Springfield (IL) Cardinals	Midwest League	73-62	5th	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost League Finals
1990	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Eastern League	55-39	1st	New York Yankees	Lost in 1st round	replaced Rick Down (24-21) on June 6
1991	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Eastern League	76-64	3rd	New York Yankees	League Champs
1992	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Eastern League	71-68	4th	New York Yankees	Lost in 1st round
2000	Norwich Navigators	Eastern League	76-66	4th	New York Yankees
2003	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	26-31	8th	New York Yankees
2006	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	34-34	7th	St. Louis Cardinals