Chris Maloney

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Chris Maloney
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 37
First-base coach
Born: (1961-09-06) September 6, 1961 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right

James Christopher "Chris" Maloney (born September 6, 1961) is the first-base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. A former minor league first baseman and outfielder, he spent the 2011 season as the skipper of the Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League, his fifth consecutive season as manager of the Cardinals' Triple-A farm club before his hiring, on November 16, 2011, to serve on the 2012 staff of Cardinals' manager Mike Matheny.^[1]

Early and personal life

Maloney was born on September 6, 1961, in Jackson, Mississippi. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in Jackson and from Mississippi State University.^[2]

His father, J. Con Maloney, was the longtime owner of the Jackson Mets and Jackson Generals of the Texas League, and a co-owner (with Nolan Ryan and family) of Round Rock Baseball, owners of the Round Rock Express.

Chris has a brother, Mark, who is a partner with the law firm King & Spalding.

Playing career

Maloney signed with the New York Mets in 1983 and played four seasons of minor league baseball in the Mets and Cardinals organizations, never rising above the Class A level. In his finest season, 1984 with the Columbia Mets of the South Atlantic League, he batted .324 in 173 at bats with three home runs and 24 runs batted in. A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, Maloney stood 5'11" (1.8 m) and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg) during his playing career.

Manager

Maloney became a minor league manager in the Cardinals' system in 1991 with the Rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League. In 18 seasons (1991–96; 1998–2009) as a manager, his teams have won 1,191 games and lost 1,121 (.515) with two league championships — including the 2009 PCL playoff title. With the exception of three seasons (2002–04) as manager of the New Orleans Zephyrs, top farm club of the Houston Astros at the time, all of those years have been spent with the Cardinals' organization.
He was announced as taking the job as first-base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals on Nov. 16, 2011.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Cards retain Duncan, McGwire, Oquendo: Aldrete takes over as bench coach, Maloney new first-base coach, MLB.com (Nov. 16, 2011)
↑ Montague, John, ed., New York Mets 1985 Organization Book. St. Petersburg, Fla.: The Baseball Library, 1985.

External links

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Active roster	3 Mark Ellis 4 Yadier Molina 7 Matt Holliday 8 Peter Bourjos 13 Matt Carpenter 16 Kolten Wong 19 Jon Jay 21 Allen Craig 26 Trevor Rosenthal 27 Jhonny Peralta 30 Jason Motte 31 Lance Lynn 32 Matt Adams 33 Daniel Descalso 36 Randy Choate 38 Pete Kozma 40 Shelby Miller 43 Shane Robinson 46 Kevin Siegrist 48 Tony Cruz 50 Adam Wainwright 52 Michael Wacha 54 Jaime Garcia 56 Joey Butler 58 Joe Kelly 59 Ángel Castro 60 Rafael Ortega 61 Seth Maness 62 Carlos Martínez 63 Audry Pérez 65 Keith Butler 67 Eric Fornataro 68 Jorge Rondon 70 Tyler Lyons 71 Sam Freeman 77 Oscar Taveras 79 Greg Garcia 88 Randal Grichuk 89 Mike O'Neill

Coaching staff	Manager 22 Mike Matheny Bench 28 Mike Aldrete First base 37 Chris Maloney Third base 11 Jose Oquendo Pitching -- Derek Lilliquist Hitting 47 John Mabry Assistant hitting -- David Bell Bullpen 49 Blaise Ilsley Bullpen catcher 39 Jamie Pogue Special assistant -- Gaylen Pitts

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Name	Maloney, James Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player and coach
Date of birth	September 6, 1961
Place of birth	Jackson, Mississippi
Date of death
Place of death

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