Ted Kubiak

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Theodore Rodger Kubiak

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Biographical Information[edit]

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Ted Kubiak was a major league infielder from 1967, when he made debut with the Kansas City Athletics, until 1976, when he was with the San Diego Padres. He was a member of all three Oakland Athletics World Series-winning teams of the mid-1970s, going 1 for 6 in the Series.

He took over as manager of the Modesto A's in mid-1989 from Lenn Sakata. He remained in Modesto for four more years before joining the Cleveland Indians organization in 1994. Kubiak managed the Canton-Akron Indians in 1994 and 1995, then moved down to the New York-Penn League for five years. He was with the Watertown Indians from 1996 to 1998, and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 1999 and 2000. He moved up to the Columbus RedStixx in 2001, the Kinston Indians in 2002, then returned to Mahoning Valley in 2003. In 2004-2008 he was the minor league defensive coordinator for the Indians, then went back to managing in 2009.

Notable Achievements[edit]

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

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs Notes
1989 Modesto A's California League 31-47 9th Oakland Athletics replaced Keith Lieppman (2-2) June 12
1990 Modesto A's California League 59-82 9th Oakland Athletics
1991 Modesto A's California League 68-68 5th Oakland Athletics
1992 Modesto A's California League 79-57 2nd Oakland Athletics Lost in 1st round
1993 Modesto A's California League 72-64 5th Oakland Athletics Lost League Finals
1994 Canton-Akron Indians Eastern League 69-73 6th Cleveland Indians
1995 Canton-Akron Indians Eastern League 67-75 7th (t) Cleveland Indians
1996 Watertown Indians New York-Penn League 45-30 3rd Cleveland Indians Lost in 1st round
1997 Watertown Indians New York-Penn League 39-36 5th Cleveland Indians
1998 Watertown Indians New York-Penn League 42-34 5th Cleveland Indians
1999 Mahoning Valley Scrappers New York-Penn League 43-33 1st Cleveland Indians Lost League Finals
2000 Mahoning Valley Scrappers New York-Penn League 48-28 1st Cleveland Indians Lost League Finals
2001 Columbus RedStixx South Atlantic League 77-59 3rd Cleveland Indians
2002 Kinston Indians Carolina League 74-65 4th Cleveland Indians Lost League Finals
2003 Mahoning Valley Scrappers New York-Penn League 38-36 7th Cleveland Indians
2009 AZL Indians Arizona League 24-32 8th (t) Cleveland Indians
2010 Lake County Captains Midwest League 77-62 4th Cleveland Indians League Champs
2011 Lake County Captains Midwest League 53-86 16th Cleveland Indians
2012 Mahoning Valley Scrappers New York-Penn League 30-45 11th (t) Cleveland Indians
2013 Mahoning Valley Scrappers New York-Penn League 30-44 13th Cleveland Indians
2014 Mahoning Valley Scrappers New York-Penn League 33-42 11th Cleveland Indians

Further Reading[edit]

  • Rory Costello: "Ted Kubiak", in Chip Greene, ed.: Mustaches and Mayhem, Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2015, pp. 82-88. ISBN 978-1-943816-07-1
  • Rory Costello: "Ted Kubiak", in Steve West and Bill Nowlin, eds.: The Team That Couldn't Hit: The 1972 Texas Rangers, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2019, pp. 130-136. ISBN 978-1-943816-93-4

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