Jack Lind

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Biographical Information[edit]

Infielder Jack Lind has the distinction of having been a teammate of both the American and Japanese home run kings. In 1975, he was a teammate of Hank Aaron on the Milwaukee Brewers. Two years later, in 1977, he played for the Yomiuri Giants with Sadaharu Oh.

After his playing career ended, Lind was an assistant coach at Arizona State University in 1981-1982 and a longtime minor league manager. He was a coach for the Buffalo Bisons in 1988. Lind was the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league field instructor in 1989 and minor league coordinator of instruction from 1990 to 1996. Moving to the big leagues, he was the Pirates' third base coach from 1997 to 2000 and a scout in 2001-2002. In 2006 he was manager of the Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League. In 2017, he became first base coach and hitting coach for Germany's Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg.

His son, Zachary Lind, is the drummer for the band Jimmy Eat World.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record[edit]

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs Notes
1983 Redwood Pioneers California League 73-65 5th California Angels League Champs
1984 Vermont Reds Eastern League 75-65 4th Cincinnati Reds League Champs
1985 Vermont Reds Eastern League 71-67 4th Cincinnati Reds League Champs
1986 Denver Zephyrs American Association 76-66 1st Cincinnati Reds Lost League Finals
1987 Nashville Sounds American Association 64-76 7th Cincinnati Reds
1988 Nashville Sounds American Association 38-39 -- Cincinnati Reds replaced by Wayne Garland on June 27
1990 Welland Pirates New York-Penn League 36-42 8th Pittsburgh Pirates
2003 San Jose Giants California League 58-82 9th San Francisco Giants
2004 Capital City Bombers South Atlantic League 89-47 1st New York Mets Lost League Finals
2005 Binghamton Mets Eastern League 63-79 11th (t) New York Mets
2006 Lexington Legends South Atlantic League 75-63 4th (t) Houston Astros Lost in 1st round

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