Jim Tracy

James Edwin ("Jim") Tracy (born December 31, 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio) was manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2001 to 2005 (4 winning seasons out of 5), compiling a 427-383 record. With Tracy as manager, the Dodgers won the National League West division in 2004 but lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series.

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On October 3, 2005, Tracy stepped down a day after the end of his first losing season as manager http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2180309. The Dodgers announced that they and Tracy "mutually agreed to part ways".

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Before managing, Tracy played as an outfielder for two years for the Chicago Cubs. Tracy eventually worked as a minor league manager for several organizations. Tracy later served as the bench coach of the Montreal Expos (under manager Felipe Alou), and the Dodgers (under manager Davey Johnson) in 1999 and 2000.

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His oldest son, Brian, plays baseball at UC Santa Barbara. Son Chad plays at Pepperdine University. His youngest son, Mark, attends Claremont High School in Claremont, California.

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December 31: December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is the final day of the Gregorian year....

1955: 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar....

Hamilton: Hamilton is the surname of a renowned family from the Scottish Lowlands that has given its name to the town of Hamilton, Scotland, the Dukedom of Hamilton, and many people, such as Alexander Hamilton, and places, the largest of which being Hamilton, Ontario....

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