Jerry Royster

Summary

Jeron Kennis Royster (born October 18, 1952) is an American former Major League Baseball player and coach. He was a third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees. He was manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and the Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization.

Jerry Royster
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1952-10-18) October 18, 1952 (age 71)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 14, 1973, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1988, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average.249
Home runs40
Runs batted in352
Teams
As player

As manager

As coach

Career edit

He was signed by the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1970 at age 17. Three years later he was promoted to the Dodgers. They soon shipped him off to the Atlanta Braves as part of a six-player trade. He became a regular third baseman with the Braves and in 1976 he was named to the 1976 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster.

 
Royster with the Atlanta Braves

After nine years with the Braves, Royster joined the San Diego Padres as a free agent. In 1987, he split the season with the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. He returned to the Braves in 1988 and retired at the end of the season.

In 1428 games over 16 seasons, Royster posted a .249 batting average going 1049 for 4208 with 552 runs, 40 home runs, 352 runs batted in, 189 stolen bases, and 411 walks.

Royster coached the Vero Beach Dodgers and was a third base coach for the Colorado Rockies. He coached for the Milwaukee Brewers under manager Davey Lopes until 15 games into the 2002 season, Lopes was fired and Royster was named interim manager. Two weeks later the interim tag was removed but at the end of a disappointing 53–94 stint, he was fired.

Royster managed the Las Vegas 51s from 2005 until he was fired in late September 2006. Late in 2007, Royster was signed to manage the Lotte Giants in Busan, South Korea. He is the first non-Korean to manage a KBO team.[1][2] On October 13, 2010, the Lotte Giants decided not to renew Royster's contract following the Giant's defeat by the Doosan Bears in the first round of the KBO playoffs.

In 2012, Royster was the third-base coach for the Boston Red Sox.

In 2014, Royster coached the Shalhevet Firehawks to a 2nd-place finish in the Mulholland League.[citation needed]

Managerial record edit

As of April 24, 2022
Team Year Regular season Postseason
Games Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
MIL 2002 147 53 94 .361 6th in NL Central
Total 147 53 94 .361 - -

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Herman, Ken (June 26, 2008). "Ex-Brave Royster now managing in Korea". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Giants think English to greet new U.S. skipper". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
  • Jerry Royster managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
Preceded by
None
Colorado Rockies third-base coach
1993
April 5 – June 26
Succeeded by
Preceded by Colorado Rockies first-base coach
1993
June 27 – October 3
Succeeded by
Preceded by Milwaukee Brewers bench coach
2000–2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Boston Red Sox third-base coach
2012
Succeeded by