Paul Kirsch

Paul David Kirsch

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 187 lb.
• School University of Oregon

• Born June 21, 1956 in Eugene, OR USA
• Died September 5, 2021 in Tualatin, OR USA

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Biographical Information

First baseman Paul Kirsch played 7 seasons of minor league ball (1977-1983), including three in the Cincinnati Reds chain: 1981 Tampa Tarpons, 1982 Cedar Rapids Reds, and 1982-1983 Waterbury Reds.

Kirsch managed in the Reds, Kansas City Royals, and Florida Marlins chains. He was a scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1999, and has been the scouting supervisor since 2000. He was also a coach for the 1984-1986 Cedar Rapids Reds and was the hitting coach for the 1991-1993 Portland Beavers.

As a scout, he signed Isaac Benard, Dustin Biell, Trevor Brigden, Joey Dettrich, Jason Hammel, Rich Dorman, Spencer Jones, Brandon Mann and Zach Rosscup. He died of COVID-19 despite having been vaccinated; he had Lou Gehrig Disease and an unvaccinated caregiver exposed him to the illness.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1986	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	20-14	7th	Cincinnati Reds		replaced Gene Dusan (50-56) July 28
1987	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	70-70	8th	Cincinnati Reds
1988	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	38-38	5th (t)	Kansas City Royals
1989	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	43-33	2nd	Kansas City Royals
1990	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	30-46	7th	Kansas City Royals
1995	Elmira Pioneers	New York-Penn League	25-51	12th	Florida Marlins