Mike Ferraro

Michael Dennis Ferraro

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
• High School Kingston (NY) High School
• Debut September 6, 1966
• Final Game October 4, 1972
• Born August 18, 1944 in Kingston, NY USA

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Biographical Information

After his playing career ended, third baseman Mike Ferraro was a minor league manager. He was in charge of the Oneonta Yankees (1974-1975), Fort Lauderdale Yankees (1976), West Haven Yankees (1977) and Tacoma Yankees (1978). He was a New York Yankees coach from 1979 to 1982. During the 1980 ALCS, he was the victim of one of owner George Steinbrenner's patented tirades when the Boss blamed him, as the Yankees' third base coach, for Willie Randolph having been thrown out at home plate during Game 2. Steinbrenner wanted to have Ferraro fired on the spot but just about everyone else who followed baseball jumped to Ferraro's defense. Yankee manager Dick Howser found the episode so distasteful that he resigned after the Series.

Ferraro took over as manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1983 but was replaced by Pat Corrales after just 100 games - Corrales had earlier been fired as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies with his team in first place, and the Indians' brass jumped at the chance to hire a "proven manager", leaving Ferraro holding the short end of the stick. In 1984, he joined the Kansas City Royals coaching staff, working again with Howser. He was with the team in its 1985 World Series victory, and took over the club for the second half of the 1986 season after skipper Howser was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Ferraro returned to the Yankees staff from 1987 to 1991, and also spent 1993 as a Baltimore Orioles coach.

Mike's cousin, Dave Ferraro, was elected to the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame in 1997; he won ten PBA titles, including the prestigious Firestone Tournament of Champions in 1990, was Player of the Year in 1992, and was the 17th PBA member to earn $1,000,000 in winnings. Dave Ferraro is also a member of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

Preceded by Dave Garcia

Cleveland Indians Manager 1983

Succeeded by Pat Corrales

Preceded by Dick Howser

Kansas City Royals Manager 1986

Succeeded by Billy Gardner

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1974	Oneonta Yankees	New York-Penn League	53-16	1st	New York Yankees	none
1975	Oneonta Yankees	New York-Penn League	35-34	3rd	New York Yankees	none
1976	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	77-62	3rd	New York Yankees	Lost in 1st round
1977	West Haven Yankees	Eastern League	86-52	1st	New York Yankees	League Champs
1978	Tacoma Yankees	Pacific Coast League	80-57	1st	New York Yankees	League Co-Champs
1983	Cleveland Indians	American League	40-60	--	Cleveland Indians		replaced by Pat Corrales on July 31
1986	Kansas City Royals	American League	36-38	3rd (t)	Kansas City Royals		replaced Dick Howser (40-48) on July 17

Related Sites

• BR Manager page