Tye Waller

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Tye Waller
Waller as first base coach for the Oakland Athletics on 2011.
Oakland Athletics – No. 46
Third baseman / First base coach
Born: (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957 Fresno, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 6, 1980 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
May 13, 1987 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average	.236
Hits	26
Home runs	3
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1980) Chicago Cubs (1981-1982) Houston Astros (1987)

Elliott Tyrone Waller (born March 14, 1957, in Fresno, California) or more commonly known as Tye Waller or Ty Waller, is the first base coach for Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics franchise, and a former major league third baseman.

Playing career

Waller was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 33rd round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1977 January amateur draft, and signed in May.

After the 1980 season, St. Louis sent Waller to the Chicago Cubs as the player to be named later in an earlier trade that sent Leon Durham and Ken Reitz for Bruce Sutter. After the 1982 season, he was traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Reggie Patterson. After the 1983 season, Waller signed with the Houston Astros as a free agent.

Personal

His brother, Reggie Waller, became a baseball executive. Another brother, Kevin Waller, played in the minor leagues. His nephews, Gerric Waller and Derric Waller, played in the minor leagues as well.

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

v t e Oakland Athletics current roster

Active roster	1 Nick Punto 3 Craig Gentry 4 Coco Crisp 5 John Jaso 7 Nate Freiman 8 Jed Lowrie 10 Daric Barton 11 Jarrod Parker 12 Andy Parrino 13 Drew Pomeranz 16 Josh Reddick 18 Alberto Callaspo 20 Josh Donaldson 21 Stephen Vogt 23 Michael Taylor 25 Josh Lindblom 26 Scott Kazmir 28 Eric Sogard 32 Shane Peterson 33 Fernando Rodriguez 35 Chris Gimenez 36 Derek Norris 37 Brandon Moss 39 Eric O'Flaherty 44 Luke Gregerson 45 Jim Johnson 48 Ryan Cook 52 Yoenis Céspedes 54 Sonny Gray 56 Fernando Abad 57 Tommy Milone 58 Evan Scribner 60 Jesse Chavez 61 Dan Otero 62 Sean Doolittle 64 A. J. Griffin 66 Michael Ynoa 67 Dan Straily 68 Arnold Leon 70 Raúl Alcántara

Coaching staff	Manager 6 Bob Melvin Bench 14 Chip Hale First base 46 Tye Waller Third base 2 Mike Gallego Hitting 30 Chili Davis Pitching 41 Curt Young Bullpen 51 Darren Bush Coach 59 Ariel Prieto Special assistant – Chris Pittaro

Persondata
Name	Waller, Tye
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	March 14, 1957
Place of birth	Fresno, California
Date of death
Place of death

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