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{{short description|Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (born 1946)}} |
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{{Infobox baseball biography |
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| name = Luis Isaac |
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| position = [[Coach (baseball)|Coach]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|06|19}} |
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| birth_place = [[Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico]] |
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| bats = Right |
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| throws = Right |
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* [[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1991}}, {{mlby|1994}}–{{mlby|2008}}) |
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| ⚫ | '''Luis Isaac''' (born June 19, 1946 in [[Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico|Rio Piedras]], [[Puerto Rico]]) is a former [[Minor League Baseball]] player and [[Coach (baseball)|coach]]. As a player, he was a catcher in the minor leagues from 1962 through 1979; he batted and threw [[right-handed]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Luis Isaac Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=isaac-001lui |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref> He is well known for his large, well-groomed mustache. |
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In 1965, Isaac joined the [[Cleveland Indians]] as a player, and he proceeded to spend the next 44 years in the organization either as a player, coach, scout, or minor league manager.<ref name="Hill" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=July 17, 1987 |title=Indians dump Corrales for Edwards |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4upYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gI0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3067,4865276 |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=[[Boca Raton News]] |via=[[Google News Archive]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> In 1972, he served as the manager of the [[Single-A]] [[Batavia Trojans]] of the [[New York–Penn League]].<ref name=":0" /> The next year, he resumed his playing career for one more season, playing in 39 games with the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Chattanooga Lookouts]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Isaac spent 20 seasons and two separate stints on the major league coaching staff of the Cleveland Indians. On July 17, 1987, Isaac was promoted to serve as the [[bullpen]] coach of the Indians following the firing of manager [[Pat Corrales]].<ref name=":1" /> He was not retained after the 1991 season,<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 1991 |title=Transactions |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sSRDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1KwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3083,325873 |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Sunday Times-Sentinel |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> but was later re-hired as Cleveland's bullpen coach on October 12, 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 1993 |title=Buddy Bell named one of four new coaches on Tribe roster |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7CxKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9YUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4241,7238223 |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=[[The Vindicator (Ohio newspaper)|The Vindicator]] |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> Isaac was fired by the Indians on September 30, {{mlby|2008}}.<ref name="Hill">{{cite web |last=Hill |first=Justice B. |date=September 30, 2008 |title=Tribe dismisses bullpen coach Isaac |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080930&content_id=3575014&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105000854/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080930&content_id=3575014&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |accessdate=July 27, 2010 |website=[[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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*{{baseballstats |brm=isaac-001lui}} |
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[[Category:Chattanooga Lookouts players]] |
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[[Category:Kingsport Pirates players]] |
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[[Category:Cleveland Indians scouts]] |
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[[Category:Major League Baseball bullpen coaches]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico]] |
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[[Category:Baseball players from San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |
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Luis Isaac (born June 19, 1946 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a former Minor League Baseball player and coach. As a player, he was a catcher in the minor leagues from 1962 through 1979; he batted and threw right-handed.[1] He is well known for his large, well-groomed mustache.
In 1965, Isaac joined the Cleveland Indians as a player, and he proceeded to spend the next 44 years in the organization either as a player, coach, scout, or minor league manager.[2][3] In 1972, he served as the manager of the Single-A Batavia Trojans of the New York–Penn League.[1] The next year, he resumed his playing career for one more season, playing in 39 games with the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts.[1]
Isaac spent 20 seasons and two separate stints on the major league coaching staff of the Cleveland Indians. On July 17, 1987, Isaac was promoted to serve as the bullpen coach of the Indians following the firing of manager Pat Corrales.[3] He was not retained after the 1991 season,[4] but was later re-hired as Cleveland's bullpen coach on October 12, 1993.[5] Isaac was fired by the Indians on September 30, 2008.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Luis Isaac Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Hill, Justice B. (September 30, 2008). "Tribe dismisses bullpen coach Isaac". Cleveland Indians. MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- ^ a b "Indians dump Corrales for Edwards". Boca Raton News. Associated Press. July 17, 1987. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Transactions". Sunday Times-Sentinel. October 6, 1991. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Buddy Bell named one of four new coaches on Tribe roster". The Vindicator. October 12, 1993. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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