Gene Dusan

Eugene Paul Dusan (born November 9, 1949 in Los Angeles, California)[1] is a former Major League Baseball coach and minor league baseball player and manager. Dusan was a coach for the New York Mets in 1983.[2] Dusan played in the minor leagues for nine seasons, from 1968 through 1976 including six in AAA leagues, mostly as a catcher.[3] Overall, he played 765 minor league games, with 596 hits, 4 home runs and 100 RBIs in 2238 at bats.[3] His career minor league batting average was .266, with an on-base percentage of .306 and a slugging percentage of .312.[3] He also managed in the minor leagues for nine seasons, from 1977 through 1982, and after his stint coaching the Mets, from 1984 through 1986.[3] Five of his managerial seasons were in AAA.[3] He managed 1214 games, winning 630 and losing 583, for a winning percentage of .519.[3] Dusan was the Oakland A's first round draft pick in 1968, after attending Long Beach City College.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ultimate Mets Gene Dusan". The Ultimate Mets database. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  2. ↑ "Mets All-Time Coaches". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Gene Dusan". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  4. ↑ "Gene Dusan transactions". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2009-10-01.