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Jim and Leyland
* 1944 – Jim Leyland, American baseball manager
Boles returned to his previous position as director of player development, and former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Jim Leyland was hired to lead the club in.
Coincidentally, having won a championship while managing the Florida Marlins in 1997, Tigers manager Jim Leyland could have achieved this same feat had the Tigers defeated La Russa's Cardinals in the 2006 World Series.
* Jim Leyland, professional baseball manager
** Jim Leyland, Pittsburgh Pirates ( NL )
* Jim Leyland, Detroit Tigers 2007
* Jim Leyland, Florida Marlins 1998
* Jim Leyland ( born 1944 ), American baseball manager
Current Tiger manager Jim Leyland had fond memories of " The Bird " dating back to the times he managed him in 1978, 1980 and 1981, when Fidrych was trying to come back from the knee and shoulder injuries.
On June 19, 2009, Jessica Fidrych honored her father at Comerica Park by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to manager Jim Leyland for the Tigers game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Players were about to be called off the field but home plate umpire Brian Runge checked with Tigers ' manager Jim Leyland, who called the field security to confirm it was a false alarm.
James Richard " Jim " Leyland ( born December 15, 1944 ) is a Major League Baseball manager, currently with the Detroit Tigers.
Jim Leyland began his baseball career with the Tigers when they signed him as a catcher on September 21, 1963.
* Jim Leyland Ejection
La Russa, Piniella, and Jim Leyland have since won the award in both leagues.
On April 22, manager Jim Leyland announced that Cabrera would be moving to first base, with Carlos Guillen becoming the starting third basemen.
Trammell was replaced by Jim Leyland on October 4, 2005.
Herzog and Jim Leyland were leading candidates to become manager of the Boston Red Sox following the 1996 season.
However, on April 22, manager Jim Leyland announced that Guillén would be moving to second base, with Miguel Cabrera becoming the new starting first baseman.
On September 27, 2008 Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced that Guillén will play left field in 2009.
Jim Leyland announced Guillén would play left field again in 2010 if he stays healthy, but Guillén publicly stated he would prefer to play third base or shortstop.
That year, the Tigers made the playoffs for the first time in 19 years under manager Jim Leyland and general manager Dave Dombrowski.
Detroit manager Jim Leyland praised Williamson's experience: " I think Scott Williamson has an excellent chance ... You're talking about a pretty big-time Major League pitcher at one time.
Bonilla became the Pirates ' starting third baseman in 1987, but after committing 67 errors over his next two seasons, manager Jim Leyland moved him to right field.

Jim and two-time
' 96, Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer ' 90, and two-time Super Bowl winner Jim McMahon.
* Formula One – Jim Clark ( Great Britain ) is two-time World Drivers ' Champion, driving a Lotus 25-Climax.
Other than that, Harryhausen worked generally alone to produce almost all of the animation for all his films, until he hired protégé model animators Steve Archer and two-time Oscar-nominated Jim Danforth to assist with major animation sequences for his last feature film Clash of the Titans ( 1981 ).
Another territory that was once considered a main territory of the NWA was promoter and two-time NWA President Sam Muchnick ’ s St. Louis-based promotion, the St. Louis Wrestling Club, which ran until 1982 and was then sold to a promotion that Jim Crockett Promotions absorbed in 1985 in its attempt to create a national promotion.
Kahne is a two-time Skagit Speedway winner of the Annual Jim Raper memorial Dirt Cup ( 2002 and 2003 ), and holds the current record for the fastest lap at Skagit.
In 1993, following wins over Pete Sampras and Andrei Medvedev, Bruguera reached his first Grand Slam final at the French Open, where he faced two-time defending champion and then World No. 2 Jim Courier.
James Douglas Johnson ( August 20, 1924 – February 13, 2010 ), known as Justice Jim Johnson, was a former associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, a two-time candidate for governor of Arkansas in 1956 and 1966, and in 1968 an unsuccessful candidate for the U. S. Senate.
He is the son of seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner Jim Richards and is a two-time Bathurst winner himself, having won the event in 1998 and 1999.
It was founded by two-time Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne, his former campaign staff members Perry Willis and Jim Babka, and former National Chair of the Libertarian Party Steve Dasbach.
Kristel briefly apepars as Agent 34 ; an established cinematographer in the alternative film scene, Curaçao-born Robby Müller has repeatedly worked with Wim Wenders, Lars von Trier and Jim Jarmusch ; a director at the start of his career, Kees van Oostrum has moved to US to become a prolific cinematographer on various TV-movies and miniseries ; two-time Academy Awards nominated production designer Jan Roelfs, who worked with Andrew Niccol and Oliver Stone ; George Sluizer, who made an American remake of his popular culthit Spoorloos and currently works mostly on pan-European co-productions, will make a US-comeback with the Rob Schneider-comedy The Chosen One ( 2009 ); cameraman Rogier Stoffers, who shot a number of US box office hits in the 2000s, most notably Disturbia ; tall man Carel Struycken, whose physique landed him the parts of Lurch in Barry Sonnenfeld's The Addams Family films and The Giant in Twin Peaks ; Jany Temime was costume designer on the last three Harry Potter films, In Bruges and Children of Men ; Arjen Tuiten, a special make-up effects artist working for the Stan Winston Studio, with El Laberinto del fauno as one of his prominent credits ; Dutch born costume designer Elsa Zamparelli, who received an Oscar nomination for Dances with Wolves.
Jim Hoagland ( born January 22, 1940 ) is an American journalist and two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize.

Jim and NL
Though Ashburn and Roberts were gone, younger pitchers Art Mahaffey, Chris Short, and rookie Ray Culp ; veterans Jim Bunning and screwballer Jack Baldschun ; and fan favorites Cookie Rojas, Johnny Callison, and NL Rookie of the Year Richie Allen brought the team within a hairsbreadth of the World Series in 1964 after strong showings in 1962 and 1963.
In addition to Bobby Thomson and Willie Mays, other memorable members of the Giants teams during the 1950s include: Hall of Fame manager Leo Durocher, coach Herman Franks, Hall of Fame outfielder Monte Irvin, outfielder and runnerup for the 1954 NL batting championship ( won by Willie Mays ) Don Mueller, Hall of Fame knuckleball relief pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm, starting pitchers Larry Jansen, Sal Maglie, Jim Hearn, Marv Grissom, Dave Koslo, Don Liddle, Max Lanier, Rubén Gómez, and Johnny Antonelli, catcher Wes Westrum, catchers Ray Katt and Sal Yvars, shortstop Alvin Dark, third baseman Hank Thompson, first baseman Whitey Lockman, second basemen Davey Williams and Eddie Stanky, outfielder, pitcher Clint Hartung, Hall of Fame second baseman Red Schoendienst and utility players: Bill Rigney, Daryl Spencer, Bobby Hofman, and Dusty Rhodes among others.
However, his 21 home runs were still the second-highest total on the Phillies ( teammate Jim Thome led the NL with 47 ).
Other notable members of the O ' Neill family were Jack, a catcher in the National League ( 1902 – 06 ); Mike, a right-handed pitcher in the NL ( 1901 – 04, 1907 ); and Jim, an infielder with the American League Washington Senators ( 1920, 1923 ).
He was voted a starter in the NL outfield for the All-Star Game, finishing second in fan voting, behind St. Louis Cardinals Jim Edmonds.
Only three players in the National League ( NL ) were younger than Evers: Jim St. Vrain, Jimmy Sebring, and Lave Winham.
President of the Chicago National League Club Jim Hart said the state Supreme Court's decision had dealt a " a fatal blow to the rival league " and NL clubs " have won a great victory.
In earlier decades, the palmball was thrown by Ewell Blackwell, NL MVP winner Jim Konstanty, Cy Young Award winner Jim Palmer, and Satchel Paige.
However, he signed shortly thereafter by the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the NL, and made his major league debut on May 9 in a 2 – 13 loss to the Cleveland Blues, pitching in relief of starting pitcher Jim Whitney.
** Jim Gilliam ( Brooklyn NL, 2B )
Led by NL MVP Frank Robinson, they were buoyed by three other factors: the maturation of young players such as outfielder Vada Pinson and pitchers Jim O ' Toole, Ken Hunt and Jim Maloney ; the acquisition of key contributors such as pitcher Joey Jay ( who became a 20-game winner ) and third baseman Gene Freese ; and surprise slugging and clutch hitting performances by first baseman Gordy Coleman, Jerry Lynch ( one the greatest pinchhitters in baseball history ), and veteran Wally Post.
** Jim Leyland, Pittsburgh Pirates ( NL )
** Jim Leyland, Pittsburgh Pirates ( NL )
** Jim Frey, Chicago Cubs ( NL )
Although he built a sound minor league system, the Marlins, with Jim Leyland as their manager, achieved their first great success — the 1997 NL pennant and world championship — with a team composed of many high-salaried players signed as free agents.
Marshall was also named Fireman of the Year by TSN with three different teams: in the NL in 1973 with the Montreal Expos and 1974 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a third time in 1979 in the American League with the Minnesota Twins ( sharing the award with Jim Kern ).
In 1884, Metropolitans manager Jim Mutrie issued a challenge to his NL counterpart, Frank Bancroft of the Grays.
** Jim Lefebvre, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B ( NL )

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