Fran Riordan

Francis Peter Riordan

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 210 lb.
• School Allegheny College
• High School Canisius High School

• Born August 25, 1975 in Virginia Beach, VA USA

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Biographical Information

Fran Riordan was an independent league OF-1B from 1997-2003. He played for the Richmond Roosters his first two years followed by two seasons with the Dubois County Dragons. On August 1, 2000 the Dragons fired manager Tim Wallace and named Riordan a player-manager for the remainder of the season. Riordan returned to the Roosters for the 2001-2002 seasons as their player-manager and led the team to back-to-back Frontier League championships. Riordan completed his playing career in 2003 with the North Shore Spirit in the Northeast League. Over seven independent league seasons, Riordan hit .281/.332/.432 while playing in 501 games.

Riordan became a full-time manager in 2004 and managed in the independent leagues through the 2014 season. He won a third Frontier League championship in 2005 with the Kalamazoo Kings. In addition to the championships, Riordan earned a number of individual accolades. He was named the Frontier League Manager of the Year in 2008. When he left the independent leagues he sat atop the all-time wins column with a 625-437 record. The Frontier League also established the Fran Riordan Citizenship Award which is given annually to the player who best exemplifies good citizenship off the field and in his community. Last, but not least, Riordan was named to the Frontier League Hall of Fame in 2014.

In 2015 the Oakland Athletics hired Riordan to manage the Beloit Snappers. He has remained in the Athletics organization since then and won another championship in 2017 with the Midland RockHounds. Riordan was scheduled to manage the Las Vegas Aviators in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
2000	Dubois County Dragons	Frontier League	13-19	--	Independent Leagues		replaced Tim Wallace
2001	Richmond Roosters	Frontier League	49-35	2nd	Independent Leagues	League Champs
2002	Richmond Roosters	Frontier League	53-31	2nd	Independent Leagues	League Champs
2004	Kalamazoo Kings	Frontier League	51-47	7th	Independent Leagues
2005	Kalamazoo Kings	Frontier League	53-43	4th	Independent Leagues	League Champs
2006	Kalamazoo Kings	Frontier League	47-49	5th	Independent Leagues
2007	Kalamazoo Kings	Frontier League	51-45	5th	Independent Leagues
2008	Kalamazoo Kings	Frontier League	60-36	1st (t)	Independent Leagues	Lost League Finals
2009	Kalamazoo Kings	Frontier League	58-38	1st	Independent Leagues	Lost in 1st round
2010	Lake County Fielders	Northern League	41-59	7th (t)	Independent Leagues
2011	Florence Freedom	Frontier League	39-57	10th (t)	Independent Leagues
2012	Florence Freedom	Frontier League	57-39	2nd (t)	Independent Leagues	Lost League Finals
2013	Florence Freedom	Frontier League	53-43	4th (t)	Independent Leagues	Lost in 1st round
2014	Florence Freedom	Frontier League	41-55	9th	Independent Leagues
2015	Beloit Snappers	Midwest League	55-84	14th	Oakland A's
2016	Beloit Snappers	Midwest League	59-80	15th	Oakland A's
2017	Midland Rockhounds	Texas League	67-71	4th (t)	Oakland A's	League Champs
2018	Nashville Sounds	Pacific Coast League	72-68	6th	Oakland A's
2019	Las Vegas Aviators	Pacific Coast League	83-57	2nd	Oakland A's	Lost in 1st round
2021	Las Vegas Aviators	Triple-A West	62-58	4th	Oakland A's	3-3
2022	Las Vegas Aviators	Pacific Coast League	71-79	7th	Oakland A's
2023	Las Vegas Aviators	Pacific Coast League	75-74	5th	Oakland A's
2024	Las Vegas Aviators	Pacific Coast League			Oakland A's