Steve Boros

Full Name: Stephen Boros	Primary Position: 3B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185	First Game: June 19, 1957
Birthdate: September 3, 1936	Final Game: May 8, 1965
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Stephen Boros Jr. (born September 3, 1936, in Flint, Michigan) is a former infielder, coach, manager and farm system official in American Major League Baseball. Boros managed the Oakland Athletics (1983-84) and the San Diego Padres (1986). In both cases, he replaced high-profile, fiery skippers - Billy Martin and Dick Williams, respectively - but Boros, a cerebral graduate of the University of Michigan (where he received a B.A. degree in literature), was not able to post a winning record. His career managing record was 168-200 (.457).

He also had the dubious distinction of getting ejected from a game before the game started. While managing the Padres, Boros had been ejected the night before after a heated argument regarding a home plate call made by umpire Charlie Williams. To Boros's credit, Williams had his back to the plate as Bip Roberts slid across well ahead of a tag, but Williams turned around and called Roberts out, despite not having seen the play at all. The next night, as Boros came out to present the lineup card to the umpire crew (which included Williams at third base), Boros also carried with him a videotape of the botched call from the night before. Williams spotted the tape and once again ejected Boros, this time before Boros could even hand off the lineup card.

Boros signed a bonus contract with the Detroit Tigers in 1957. He was named the most valuable player of the Class AAA American Association in 1960 after he tied for the lead in runs batted in with 119. In his first full MLB season, 1961, Boros appeared in 116 games for the Tigers as a third baseman and hit .270 with 62 runs batted in. It was his finest season. In 1962, Boros slugged three home runs in one game on August 6, but his average fell to .228. He was then shipped to the Chicago Cubs in an offseason trade. After one season in Chicago, he finished his major league playing career with the 1964-65 Cincinnati Reds. In all or parts of seven seasons, he batted .245 with 26 home runs. He batted and threw righthanded.

Boros continued to play at the AAA level through 1969. His managing career began in the Kansas City Royals farm system in 1970. He coached on the staff of Whitey Herzog in Kansas City (1975-79). He then was a coach with the Montreal Expos (1981-82) before taking over the A's. After his on-field career, Boros was a coordinator of instruction and farm director for several MLB teams, including the Tigers.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1957	DET	A	24	41	4	6	0	2	.146	.167	.171	1	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	2
1958	DET	A	6	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961	DET	A	116	396	51	107	5	62	.270	.382	.364	18	2	68	42	8	6	4	2	8
1962	DET	A	116	356	46	81	16	47	.228	.331	.407	14	1	53	62	3	3	3	3	7
1963	CHI	N	41	90	9	19	3	7	.211	.304	.389	5	1	12	19	0	2	0	0	1
1964	CIN	N	117	370	31	95	2	31	.257	.342	.322	12	3	47	43	2	2	4	14	12
1965	CIN	N	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		160	460	40	114	5	38	.248	.335	.335	17	4	59	62	2	4	4	14	13
Total	AL		262	795	101	194	21	111	.244	.349	.372	33	3	122	112	11	9	7	5	17
Total			422	1255	141	308	26	149	.245	.344	.359	50	7	181	174	13	13	11	19	30

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1957	DET	A	SS	5	0	15	1	5	0	0	1.000
1957	DET	A	3B	9	7	75.2	7	22	3	1	.906
1958	DET	A	2B	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	1.000
1961	DET	A	3B	116	115	1007	115	192	15	15	.953
1962	DET	A	3B	105	91	837.2	105	151	19	15	.931
1962	DET	A	2B	6	4	43.1	13	12	2	4	.926
1963	CHI	N	1B	14	12	109	111	7	3	7	.975
1963	CHI	N	RF	11	9	63	15	0	1	0	.938
1963	CHI	N	OF	11	9	63	15	0	1	0	.938
1964	CIN	N	3B	114	113	1002.1	95	204	12	18	.961
1965	CIN	N	3B	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	7	4	47.1	15	12	2	4	.931
Total			RF	11	9	63	15	0	1	0	.938
Total			3B	346	326	2926.2	322	570	49	49	.948
Total			SS	5	0	15	1	5	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	14	12	109	111	7	3	7	.975
Total			OF	11	9	63	15	0	1	0	.938

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Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Detroit Tigers (June 15, 1957).
Traded by Detroit Tigers to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bob Anderson (November 28, 1962).
Sold by Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Reds (December 14, 1963).

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