Gary Kendall

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Gary Kendall

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Biographical Information[edit]

Gary Kendall was baseball coach at the Baltimore City Community College from 1987 to 1989 and at Towson State University in 1990 and 1991. He spent time as a scout with the Baltimore Orioles (1991-1995) and San Diego Padres (1996-1999) while also coaching the Idaho Falls Braves in 1998-1999. Kendall re-joined the Orioles as field coach of the Bluefield Orioles in 2000-2001 and Aberdeen IronBirds in 2002-2003. He made his managerial debut with Bluefield in 2004. Kendall was scheduled to manage the Norfolk Tides in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. He spent the last three seasons (2022-2024) managing the Palm Beach Cardinals and led his 2024 squad to the Florida State League championship.

Through the course of his managerial career Kendall took a number of his teams to the playoffs, but lost in the first round four times. However, in 2015 the Baltimore native guided Double-A Bowie to a 79-63 record and the Eastern League Championship, defeating the Altoona Curve in five games. His eight seasons with Bowie also led to 570 wins, a record for most as Baysox manager.

In addition, Kendall managed the Honolulu Sharks of the Hawaiian Winter League in 2006 and the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League in 2013.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record[edit]

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs
2004 Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League 28-39 8th Baltimore Orioles
2005 Delmarva Shorebirds South Atlantic League 72-67 9th Baltimore Orioles Lost in 1st round
2006 Delmarva Shorebirds South Atlantic League 64-73 12th Baltimore Orioles
2007 Delmarva Shorebirds South Atlantic League 68-68 9th Baltimore Orioles
2008 Aberdeen IronBirds New York-Penn League 36-39 9th Baltimore Orioles
2009 Aberdeen IronBirds New York-Penn League 30-44 12th Baltimore Orioles
2010 Aberdeen IronBirds New York-Penn League 34-40 10th (t) Baltimore Orioles
2011 Bowie Baysox Eastern League 75-66 4th Baltimore Orioles
2012 Bowie Baysox Eastern League 78-64 3rd Baltimore Orioles Lost in 1st round
2013 Bowie Baysox Eastern League 71-71 5th Baltimore Orioles
2014 Bowie Baysox Eastern League 72-70 6th Baltimore Orioles
2015 Bowie Baysox Eastern League 79-63 2nd Baltimore Orioles League Champs
2016 Bowie Baysox Eastern League 56-86 12th Baltimore Orioles
2017 Bowie Baysox Eastern League 72-68 4th (t) Baltimore Orioles Lost in 1st round
2018 Bowie Baysox Eastern League 67-71 6th Baltimore Orioles
2019 Norfolk Tides International League 60-79 12th Baltimore Orioles
2021 Norfolk Tides Triple-A East 48-72 19th Baltimore Orioles 4-6
2022 Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League 67-61 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Lost in 1st round
2023 Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League 64-63 6th St. Louis Cardinals Lost in 1st round
2024 Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League 83-47 1st St. Louis Cardinals League Champs

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