Midwest League Managers

Jim Gabella

Four Midwest League seasons, plus the new one:

Burlington [Royals] (2004-07, 2009)

Playing Career

Drafted/Signed: White Sox, round ten, 1976 (2B, Deerfield Beach HS [Florida])
Professional Career: Four years in the low minor leagues.
Midwest League: Never played in the Midwest League.

Management style

Gabella's had two manager careers, and his methods have changed a bit over the years. He likes his players to run, and is fairly likely to call for a bunt.

New
31mar06
Changed
31aug10
Major Change
20apr09

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Year	Team	League (Class)	Affiliate	G	CG	IBB	SBA	SB%	SH	W	L	PCT
James G. Gabella
DOB: March 19, 1957			Cleveland, Ohio


2009	Burlington	Midwest (A)	Royals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Idaho Falls	Pioneer (R+)	Royals	76	0	2	192	.74	15	33	43	.434
2008	Kansas City	American (ML)	Royals	Extended Spring Training Coordinator
2007-08	West Oahu	Hawaiian (Winter)	---	37						13	24	.351
2007	Burlington	Midwest (A)	Royals	138	3	13	221	.71	32	61	77	.442
2006	Burlington	Midwest (A)	Royals	137	1	23	232	.68	66	64	73	.467
2005	Burlington	Midwest (A)	Royals	140	1	21	260	.68	49	65	75	.464
2004	Burlington	Midwest (A)	Royals	140	5	12	209	.66	50	56	84	.343
2003	Cleveland	American (ML)	Indians	Scout
2002	Cleveland	American (ML)	Indians	Scout
2001	Cleveland	American (ML)	Indians	Scout
2000	Cleveland	American (ML)	Indians	Scout
1999	Cleveland	American (ML)	Indians	Scout
1998	Cleveland	American (ML)	Indians	Scout
1997	Cleveland	American (ML)	Indians	Scout
1996	Expos	Gulf Coast (R)	Expos	60	3	0	125	.66	33	41	18	.695
			Best Record, Playoff Qualifier
1995	Vermont	New York-Penn (A-)	Expos	76	1	5	224	.68	45	49	27	.645
			Playoff Qualifier
1994	Burlington	Appalachian (R+)	Indians	65	4	9	152	.64	18	23	42	.354
1993	Burlington	Appalachian (R+)	Indians	68	4	22	160	.66	17	44	24	.647
			Playoff Qualifier, Best Record; League Champion
1992	Canton-Akron	Eastern (AA)	Indians	Coach
1991*	Watertown	New York-Penn (A-)	Indians	---	---	---	---	---	---	22	34	.393
1991	Colorado Springs	Pacific Coast (AAA)	Indians	Coach
1990	Watertown	New York-Penn (A-)	Indians	78	8	8	175	.65	12	43	34	.558
1989	Burlington	Appalachian (R+)	Indians	68	14	7	145	.72	21	31	37	.456
1988	Milwaukee	American (ML)	Brewers	Scout
1987	Milwaukee	American (ML)	Brewers	Scout
1986	Milwaukee	American (ML)	Brewers	Scout
1985	Broward CC	??? (Collegiate)	---
1984	Broward CC	??? (Collegiate)	---
1981-83
1976-80				Playing Career

Minors	11 Seasons			970	44	122	1903	.68	358	499	525	.487
Coach	2 Seasons
Scout	10 Seasons
Winter	1 Season			37	---	---	---	---	---	13	24	.351
Junior College	2 Seasons			---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

Total	11 (24) Seasons			1007	44	122	1903	.68	358	512	549	.483
Some statistics are not currently available.

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Key to the Manager Statistics
G	= games
CG	= complete games
IBB	= intentional walks
SBA	= stolen base attempts
SB%	= stolen base percentage
SH	= sacrifice hits (bunts)
W	= wins
L	= losses
PCT	= won/lost percent
A note about using stats to compare managers.
Sources My standard sources are described here.

2009 Midwest League Managers
Benzinger	Bustabad	Dascenzo	DePastino	Dillard
Gabella	Haley	Isom	McCullough	Mosiello
Pevey	Prada	Scarsone	Steinmann

2007 Midwest League Managers
Brookens	Cathcart	Dascenzo	Gabella	Haley
Horner	Magallanes	Micucci	Mitchell	Nieckula
Parrish	Sandberg	Scott	Smith

2006 Midwest League Managers
Barnes	Davis	Fox	Gabella	Gardner
Haley	Horner	Joyce	Magallanes	Mitchell
Nieckula	Ready	Smith	Walbeck

2005 Midwest League Managers
Boles	Cunningham	Gabella	Garcia	Haley
Joppie	Joyce	Magallanes	Powell	Ready
Steinmann	Subero	Szekely	Walbeck

2004 Midwest League Managers
Boles	Cunningham	Gabella	Garcia	Joppie
Magallanes	Money	Mosiello	Perezchica	Powell
Ready	Roadcap	Seoane	Subero	Walbeck

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Midwest League Managers

Jim Gabella

Playing Career

Management style

James G. Gabella

Key to the Manager Statistics

Sources