Bill Plummer

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William Francis Plummer (born March 21, 1947 in Oakland, CA) was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and the Seattle Mariners. While never a regular player (he was Johnny Bench's backup catcher during the Big Red Machine years), he did play solid defense. He was a lifetime .188 hitter (he only batted above .200 three times in his career). After he retired, he stayed with the Mariners as a third base coach, and when Jim Lefebvre was fired after the 1991 season, he was hired as manager. He finished last in his only season in Seattle, going 64-98. In one particular incident before a game against the Chicago White Sox, a lineup card was filled out by his third base coach that had no DH and he was blamed for it. The M's won that game.

Bill was recently hired to manage the Arizona Diamondbacks Triple-A affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders.

Preceded by Jim Lefebvre

Seattle Mariners Manager 1992

Succeeded by Lou Piniella

Seattle Mariners Managers
Johnson • Wills • Lachemann • Crandall • Cottier • Williams • Lefebvre • Plummer • Piniella • Melvin • Hargrove

[edit] External links

• Baseball Reference