Robert Walden Schaefer (born May 22, 1944, in Putnam, Connecticut) is the bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former interim manager and farm system official in American Major League Baseball.
Twice, Schaefer has served as the interim pilot of the Kansas City Royals. In 2005, he succeeded Tony Peña on May 11 and served through May 30. On May 31, 2005, Buddy Bell took the reins as permanent manager and Schaefer returned to the bench coac...
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Robert Walden Schaefer (born May 22, 1944, in Putnam, Connecticut) is the bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former interim manager and farm system official in American Major League Baseball.
Twice, Schaefer has served as the interim pilot of the Kansas City Royals. In 2005, he succeeded Tony Peña on May 11 and served through May 30. On May 31, 2005, Buddy Bell took the reins as permanent manager and Schaefer returned to the bench coach position. Schaefer's position with the Royals was terminated at the end of the 2005 season, the worst in Royals history, and he spent 2006 as a special assignment scout with the Atlanta Braves. He was head coach for the Oakland Athletics in 2007, and was named to the same role for the Dodgers and its new manager, Joe Torre, for the 2008 season.
Schaefer attended the University of Connecticut, graduating in 1966. He was a member of the UConn College World Series team in 1965, when he was the team captain and the NCAA home run champion. He was...
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