John Boles

John Egan Boles Jr.

• Bats Left Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.
• School Lewis University, Saint Xavier University
• High School Leo High School

• Born August 19, 1948 in Chicago, IL USA

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Biographical Information

John Boles "Bolesy" played center field until an injury ended his playing career; he never made it to the minor leagues as a player. He then went on to serve as a college head coach at Saint Xavier College (1973-1979) and the University of Louisville (1980-1981). He managed several seasons in the minors. He was Manager of the Appleton Foxes in 1983 and named the White Sox Minor League Manager of the Year and was inducted to the Appleton Baseball Hall of Fame.

Boles was Farm Director of the Kansas City Royals from 1986 to 1988, the Montreal Expos from 1989 to 1990, and was part of the architecture of the expansion team, the Florida Marlins, from 1991 to 1998. He was manager of the Marlins twice; with his first major league game (and victory) coming on the road at the expense of Bobby Cox's Atlanta Braves. After several years working for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2004), he moved to the Seattle Mariners front office. He was "Special Assistant to the Executive VP, Player Personnel" in 2008 and "Special Assistant to the GM – Player Procurement" in 2011. Boles returned to the Kansas City Royals for the 2012-2013 seasons to serve as the Senior Advisor to General Manager Dayton Moore, in the area of player development.

Boles is the father of minor league manager Kevin Boles.

Preceded by Cookie Rojas

Florida Marlins Manager 1996

Succeeded by Jim Leyland

Preceded by Jim Leyland

Florida Marlins Manager 1999-2001

Succeeded by Tony Perez

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1981	GCL White Sox	Gulf Coast League	41-23	2nd	Chicago White Sox	none
1982	GCL White Sox	Gulf Coast League	40-23	2nd	Chicago White Sox	none
1983	Appleton Foxes	Midwest League	87-50	1st	Chicago White Sox	League Champs
1984	Glens Falls White Sox	Eastern League	75-63	2nd	Chicago White Sox	Lost in 1st round
1985	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	66-76	7th	Chicago White Sox
1986	Omaha Royals	American Association	40-36	--	Kansas City Royals		replaced by Frank Funk on June 25
1996	Florida Marlins	National League	40-35	3rd	Florida Marlins		replaced Rene Lachemann (39-47) and Cookie Rojas (1-0) on July 8
1999	Florida Marlins	National League	64-98	5th	Florida Marlins
2000	Florida Marlins	National League	79-82	3rd	Florida Marlins
2001	Florida Marlins	National League	22-26	--	Florida Marlins		replaced by Tony Perez on May 27