Joel Skinner
Joel Patrick Skinner
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 204 lb.
- School San Diego Mesa College
- High School Mission Bay Senior High School
- Debut June 12, 1983
- Final Game September 22, 1991
- Born February 21, 1961 in La Jolla, CA USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Joel Skinner is the son of Bob Skinner. He and his father were only the second of fathers and sons who both were big league managers. The first was George Sisler and son Dick Sisler; Bob Boone and Aaron Boone and Felipe Alou and Luis Rojas have since joined that small club. Steve Carlton played with both Bob and Joel Skinner.
He hit a grand slam on April 14, 1987 as a member of the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians. The pitcher was Carlton.
He is a footnote in history as the first player ever taken in the short-lived free agent compensation draft. On February 2, 1982, he was taken by the Chicago White Sox from a pool of available players after they had lost pitcher Ed Farmer to free agency. Skinner had been a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization at the time, and Farmer was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies, so the Pirates lost a prospect through no act of their own.
Skinner managed the 1995 Watertown Indians, 1996 Columbus RedStixx, 1997 Kinston Indians, 1998-1999 Akron Aeros and 2000 Buffalo Bisons.
After his stint as the Cleveland Indians' interim skipper in 2002, he returned to his previous position as an Indians coach.
In 2010, Skinner returned to the minors as manager of the Akron Aeros then was named bench coach of the Oakland Athletics in 2011.
Preceded by Charlie Manuel |
Cleveland Indians Manager 2002 |
Succeeded by Eric Wedge |
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