Greg Mahlberg Explained

Greg Mahlberg
Position:Catcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:8 August 1952
Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 24
Debutyear:1978
Debutteam:Texas Rangers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1979
Finalteam:Texas Rangers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.111
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:1
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Gregory John Mahlberg (born August 8, 1952) is an American former professional baseball catcher, manager and coach. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5inchesft10inchesin (ftin) tall and weighed 185lb.

Mahlberg attended Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee[1] and the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He was signed by the Texas Rangers as an undrafted free agent in and appeared briefly in Major League Baseball for the Rangers in 197879, collecting two hits in 18 at bats for an .111 career batting average. His lone Major League home run came off left-hander Floyd Bannister on September 3, 1979.[2] As a minor leaguer, he batted .241 in 705 games spread over ten seasons (1973–82).

He began his managing career in the Seattle Mariners farm system in 1983, and spent 15 years as a minor league pilot, also working for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His career record was 904 victories, 1,050 defeats (.463).[3] He managed in the Class A California League for eight seasons and at one point held the league record for victories by a manager with 526; Lenn Sakata broke the mark in .[4]

Notes and References

  1. Howe News Bureau, Seattle Mariners 1982 Organization Book, Boston: The Howe News Bureau, 1982.
  2. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1979/B09030SEA1979.htm Information
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mahlbe001gre Information
  4. Web site: Asianweek.com . 2010-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604194744/http://www.asianweek.com/2007/09/14/a-major-minor-league-accomplishment-lenn-sakata-number-1-in-california-league-history/ . 2011-06-04 . dead .