Lou Piniella Biography

Lou Piniella played 21 seasons in the major leagues with the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees from 1964 to 1984. During his playing career he earned the 1969 American League Rookie of the Year Award, an All-Star selection in 1972 as an outfielder and helped the New York Yankees to back-to-back World Series titles in 1977 and 1978. After his retirement as a player he turned his focus to coaching and served as the manager of the Yankees from 1986 to 1988. In 1990 he was named the manager of the Cincinnati Reds and led them to a World Series title in his first season. In 1993 he signed on as the manager of the Seattle Mariners and served in that role until moving to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2003. During his time with the Mariners he was named American League Manager of the Year twice in 1995 and 2001. Piniella finished his managing career with the Chicago Cubs from 2007 to 2010, where he earned NL Manager of the Year honors in 2008. He retired with 1,835 wins and has been inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame. 

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