Marcel Lachemann

Marcel Lachemann
Marcel Lachemann
	Pitcher / Manager
	Born: June 13, 1941 (age 83); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 4, 1969, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	April 25, 1971, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	7-4
Earned run average	3.44
Strikeouts	55
Managerial record	161–170
Winning %	.486
Teams
	As player Oakland Athletics (1969–1971); As manager California Angels (1994–1996); As coach California / Anaheim Angels (1984–1992, 1997–1998); Florida Marlins (1993–1994); Colorado Rockies (2000–2001);

Marcel Ernest Lachemann (born June 13, 1941) is an American professional baseball executive and a former player, manager and pitching coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player, he was a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.

Career

After a three-year stint (1969–71) in MLB, he became the pitching coach for the California Angels in 1984. Lachemann stayed with the Angels until the 1993 season, when he was named pitching coach of the newly formed Florida Marlins by his younger brother, manager Rene.^[1] His elder brother, Bill, is also a longtime baseball coach and manager who served as Marcel's bullpen coach with the Angels.

In 1994, he replaced Buck Rodgers as manager of the Angels. In 1995, the Angels improved markedly and at one point were 11 games ahead of the Seattle Mariners in August, but suffered a historic collapse and lost a one-game playoff at the end of the season. The Angels never recovered their winning ways, and in August, 1996, Lachemann resigned as manager; it was the closest he ever came to reaching the playoffs as a manager. He later returned to Anaheim as the Anaheim Angels' pitching coach under Terry Collins from 1997 to 1998. In the early 2000s he was the Colorado Rockies pitching instructor, and also served in the Rockies' front office as assistant to general manager Dan O'Dowd from 2003 to 2011.

Lachemann served as pitching coach for Team USA during the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2008 Beijing Olympics and bullpen coach for the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Lachemann, along with his brothers, attended Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, California.^[2]

References

^ "Marlins hire Lachemann". Reading Eagle. October 24, 1992. p. D4. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
^ "Marcel Lachemann Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tom Morgan	California Angels pitching coach 1984–1992	Succeeded by Chuck Hernandez
Preceded by John Wathan	California Angels interim manager 1992	Succeeded by John Wathan
Preceded by Franchise established	Florida Marlins pitching coach 1993–1994	Succeeded by Larry Rothschild
Preceded by Buck Rodgers	California Angels manager 1994–1996	Succeeded by John McNamara
Preceded by Joe Coleman	Anaheim Angels pitching coach 1997–1998	Succeeded by Dick Pole
Preceded by n/a	Anaheim Angels minor league field coordinator 1999	Succeeded by Darrell Miller
Preceded by Milt May	Colorado Rockies pitching coach 2000-2001	Succeeded by Jim Wright

[1] "Marlins hire Lachemann". Reading Eagle. October 24, 1992. p. D4. Retrieved October 19, 2010.

[BBA-2] "Marcel Lachemann Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

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