Doug Bair

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Charles Douglas Bair (born August 22, 1949, in Defiance, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of Bowling Green State University.

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1971 MLB amateur draft, Bair would make his major league debut with the Pirates on September 13, 1976.

Bair pitched in 584 games during his long career, all but five in relief. His best season was in 1978 with the Cincinnati Reds, when he had 28 saves and an ERA of 1.97 in 70 games.

He appeared in his final game on October 3, 1990, at the age of 41.

Bair was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals 1982 World Series Championship team and the Detroit Tigers 1984 World Series Championship team.

In 2006, Bair served as pitching coach of the Billings Mustangs, the rookie-level minor league affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.[citation needed]

On Friday, November 3 2006, the Dayton Dragons, the A Ball Affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, named Bair their pitching coach for 2007 season.[citation needed]

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