Nick Leyva

Nicholas Tomas Leyva

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
• School La Verne College
• Born August 16, 1953 in Ontario, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Nick Leyva is one of only two players to be selected to the First-Team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference four times [1]. He did so for the La Verne College from 1972 to 1975. Leyva was selected in the 24th round of the 1975 amateur draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and played three seasons in the minors, hitting .267 with 8 home runs in 253 games.

After retiring, Leyva managed in the minors for the Cardinals from 1978 to 1983. Leyva was then a Cardinal coach from 1984 to 1988. In 1989, he became manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. He led the team to sixth and fourth place finishes in his two full seasons at the helm before being replaced by Jim Fregosi very early in the 1991 season.

Leyva managed the Syracuse Chiefs in 1992 and 1993, and was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays coaching staff from 1993 to 1997. After seven years working in the Chicago White Sox organization, including 2003 and 2004 as minor league infield instructor, he joined the Milwaukee Brewers as third base coach for the 2007 season. He returned to the coaching ranks on June 20, 2008, when his former boss with the Blue Jays, Cito Gaston, asked him to return to the fold as third base coach as he began his second stint at the helm of the Jays. In 2011, he joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as third base coach.

His younger brother, Al Leyva, has been an assistant coach at the University of La Verne.

Preceded by Lee Elia

Philadelphia Phillies Manager 1989-1991

Succeeded by Jim Fregosi

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1978	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	37-33	2nd	St. Louis Cardinals
1979	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	25-43	4th	St. Louis Cardinals
1980	Gastonia Cardinals	South Atlantic League	74-66	3rd (t)	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost in 1st round
1981	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	69-63	4th	St. Louis Cardinals
1982	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	26-30	--	St. Louis Cardinals		replaced by Jim Riggleman on May 31
	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	50-38	5th (t)	St. Louis Cardinals		replaced Gaylen Pitts (18-30)
1983	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	69-67	3rd	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost in 1st round
1989	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	67-95	6th	Philadelphia Phillies
1990	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	77-85	4th	Philadelphia Phillies
1991	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	4-9	--	Philadelphia Phillies		replaced by Jim Fregosi on April 23
1992	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	60-83	7th	Toronto Blue Jays
1993	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	36-56	--	Toronto Blue Jays		replaced by Bob Didier on July 17
2000	Charlotte Knights	International League	78-65	6th	Chicago White Sox
2001	Charlotte Knights	International League	67-77	10th	Chicago White Sox
2002	Bristol White Sox	Appalachian League	43-25	2nd	Chicago White Sox	League Champs
2004	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Carolina League	47-29	4th	Chicago White Sox	Lost in 1st round	replaced Ken Dominguez (27-37) on June 14
2005	Charlotte Knights	International League		--	Chicago White Sox		replaced by Manny Trillo in August
2006	Bristol White Sox	Appalachian League	22-42	10th	Chicago White Sox