Denny Sommers

Dennis James Sommers

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.

• Born July 12, 1940 in New London, WI USA
• Died September 14, 2020 in Hortonville, WI USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Denny Sommers played in the San Francisco Giants chain from 1958 to 1966. He then managed in the minors from 1966 to 1976.

Sommers was a New York Mets coach in 1977 and 1978 and managed in the Detroit Tigers chain in 1979. He was a member of the Cleveland Indians staff from 1980 to 1985 and was with the San Diego Padres from 1988 to 1990. In 1992 he was a Special Assistant, Baseball Operations to the GM for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1966	Lexington (NC) Giants	Western Carolinas League	15-28	8th	San Francisco Giants	none	replaced Alex Cosmidis (22-58) July 8
1967	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	62-58	4th	San Francisco Giants
1968	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	69-48	1st	San Francisco Giants	Lost League Finals
1969	Fresno Giants	California League	72-68	3rd	San Francisco Giants
1970	Fresno Giants	California League	71-68	5th	San Francisco Giants
1971	Fresno Giants	California League	70-70	3rd (t)	San Francisco Giants	Lost League Finals
1972	Amarillo Giants	Texas League	71-68	4th	San Francisco Giants
1973	Amarillo Giants	Texas League	64-75	7th	San Francisco Giants
1974	Amarillo Giants	Texas League	69-62	4th	San Francisco Giants
1975	Lafayette Drillers	Texas League	72-57	3rd	San Francisco Giants	Co-Champs
1976	Midland Cubs	Texas League	62-74	6th	Chicago Cubs
1979	Montgomery Rebels	Southern League	62-81	6th	Detroit Tigers