Midwest League Managers

Don Leppert

Two Midwest League seasons:

Manager, Kenosha [Twins] (1986-87)

Playing Career

Signed: Milwaukee Braves, 1955.
Professional Career: 12 professional seasons, mostly at the Triple-A level. Leppert had 4 big league seasons with Pittsburgh & Washington.
- Leppert's major league career.
Midwest League: Never played in the Midwest League.

Management style

Leppert was a fairly conventional manager. His teams didn't steal many bases.

Not particularly relevant, but: Although Leppert only hit fifteen major league home runs, he hit one in his first major league plate appearance on June 18, 1961 and hit three in a single game on April 11, 1963.

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Year	Team	League (Class)	Affiliate	G	CG	IBB	SBA	SB%	SH	W	L	PCT
Donald George Leppert
DOB: October 19, 1931			Indianapolis, Indiana

1993	Minnesota	American (ML)	Twins	Director of Florida Operations
1991-92
1990	Minnesota	American (ML)	Twins	Minor League Field Coordinator
1989	Minnesota	American (ML)	Twins	Minor League Field Coordinator
1988	Minnesota	American (ML)	Twins	Minor League Field Coordinator
1987	Kenosha	Midwest (A)	Twins	140	15	18	158	.63	25	82	58	.586
			Playoff Qualifier, League Champion, Manager of the Year
1986	Kenosha	Midwest (A)	Twins	138	24	21	137	.64	25	46	92	.333
1985	Houston	National (ML)	Astros	Coach
1984	Houston	National (ML)	Astros	Coach
1983	Houston	National (ML)	Astros	Coach
1982	Houston	National (ML)	Astros	Coach
1981	Houston	National (ML)	Astros	Coach
1980	Houston	National (ML)	Astros	Coach
1979	Toronto	American (ML)	Blue Jays	Coach
1978	Toronto	American (ML)	Blue Jays	Coach
1977	Toronto	American (ML)	Blue Jays	Coach
1976-77	Magallanes	Venezuelan (Winter)	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
			Playoff Qualifier, League Champion
1976	Pittsburgh	National (ML)	Pirates	Coach
1975	Pittsburgh	National (ML)	Pirates	Coach
1974	Pittsburgh	National (ML)	Pirates	Coach
1973	Pittsburgh	National (ML)	Pirates	Coach
1972	Pittsburgh	National (ML)	Pirates	First Base Coach
1971	Pittsburgh	National (ML)	Pirates	First Base Coach
1970	Pittsburgh	National (ML)	Pirates	First Base Coach
1969	Pittsburgh	National (ML)	Pirates	First Base Coach
1968	Pittsburgh	National (ML)	Pirates	Coach
1967	Gastonia	Western Carolinas (A)	Pirates	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1955-66				Playing Career

Front Office		4 Seasons
Coach		18 Seasons
Minors		3 Seasons		278	39	39	295	.63	50	128	150	.460
Winter		1 Season

Total		3 (26) Seasons		278	39	39	295	.63	50	128	150	.460
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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.

1987 Midwest League Managers
Adams	Berry	Cuellar	Evers
Hodge	Kirsch	Leppert	Miner
Nettles	Pitts	Rodriguez	Tracy

1986 Midwest League Managers
Cuellar	Dusan	Hodge	Kirsch	Lachemann
Leppert	Mackanin	Miner	Mull	Nettles
Petrocelli	Pitts	Sims	Swisher

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Midwest League Managers

Don Leppert

Playing Career

Management style

Donald George Leppert

Key to the Manager Statistics

Sources