Marty Malloy

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2002 Upper Deck 40 Man #806 Marty Malloy

Marty Thomas Malloy

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Biographical Information[edit]

"What a perfect baseball name, Marty Malloy, its sounds soft and smooth and suggestive of another country boy's name, Mickey Mantle." - Dave Kindred writing an article about Marty Malloy in the April 1, 1996 issue of The Sporting News

Marty Malloy was the primary DH for Team USA in the 2001 Baseball World Cup, hitting .286/.318/.381 with 8 RBI in 9 games.

Marty, who was in the majors two years, had a long minor league career, usually hitting around .290.

Paul Hemphill wrote a book about Marty Malloy and one season in A ball, called The Heart of the Game: The Education of a Minor League Ballplayer.

Malloy became a coach with the GCL Astros in 2013 then managed the same club in 2014-2016. He moved to the Philadelphia Phillies' organization as manager of the Lakewood BlueClaws in 2017. He served as the Phillies' minor league infield coordinator in 2021.

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

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs
2017 Lakewood BlueClaws South Atlantic League 73-66 6th Philadelphia Phillies
2018 Lakewood BlueClaws South Atlantic League 87-51 1st Philadelphia Phillies Lost League Fionals
2019 Clearwater Threshers Florida State League 68-68 6th Philadelphia Phillies
2022 Clearwater Threshers Florida State League 57-71 9th Philadelphia Phillies
2023 Clearwater Threshers Florida State League 79-50 1st Philadelphia Phillies Lost League Finals
2024 Clearwater Threshers Florida State League Philadelphia Phillies

Further Reading[edit]

  • Paul Hemphill: The Heart of the Game: The Education of a Minor League Ballplayer, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1996. ISBN 978-0684811727

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