Mike Ferraro
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Michael Dennis Ferraro (born August 18, 1944 in Kingston, New York) was a major league third baseman for the New York Yankees, the short-lived Seattle Pilots, and the Milwaukee Brewers. He was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees, where he would have two stints in the majors with New York. He was left unprotected in the 1968 expansion draft, and he was selected by the Seattle Pilots, but after only five games and four at-bats, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, where he spent two years in the minors. However, in 1971, he was traded back to the Brewers (the Pilots moved to Milwaukee after only one season in Seattle), where he would play his only season as a regular player. In 1973, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins, but was promptly released. He tried one last comeback with the Yankees in 1974, but he never made it back to the majors.
He turned to coaching, and he got his first managerial job with the Cleveland Indians to replace Dave Garcia, but after a 40-60 start, he was fired. Ferraro coached with the Kansas City Royals, and when Dick Howser stepped down to undergo treatment for a brain tumor in 1986, he finished the season. His major league managerial record was 76-98 over parts of two seasons.
| Preceded by Dave Garcia |
Cleveland Indians Manager 1983 |
Succeeded by Pat Corrales |
| Preceded by Dick Howser |
Kansas City Royals Manager 1986 |
Succeeded by Billy Gardner |
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