Bobby Winkles

Bobby Brooks Winkles (born March 11, 1930, Tuckerman, Arkansas) was a legendary baseball coach at Arizona State University who won three national titles in the 1960's and 1970's.

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March 11 - 1930 - Arkansas - Baseball - Arizona State University - 1960's - 1970's

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In 1972, he jumped to Major League Baseball as a coach for the American League California Angels. In 1973, Winkles became manager in Anaheim, succeeding Del Rice. His 1973 club won 79, lost 83 and finished fourth in the AL West. In 1974, after the Angels lost 44 of their first 75 games, Winkles was fired; his successor was Dick Williams.

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Major League Baseball - Coach - American League - California Angels - Del Rice - Dick Williams

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Winkles then became a coach for the Oakland Athletics; he managed them for parts of the 1977 and 1978 seasons, as he replaced and succeeded the same manager: Jack McKeon. The A's were then a struggling outfit in the final throes of the Charlie Finley era. His final managerial record: 170 wins, 213 defeats (.444).

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Oakland Athletics - Jack McKeon - Charlie Finley

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Winkles then spent several years in the player development department of the Montreal Expos, when the Expos had one of the most productive farm systems in the game.

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Montreal Expos - Farm systems

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