Terry Collins (born May 27, 1949) is a former manager of the Houston Astros, the Anaheim Angels, and the Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League. He was a shortstop in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations who never broke into the big leagues. In 1980, he retired from playing to manage the Dodgers' Class-A Lodi affiliate in the California League. In 1983, he managed the Albuquerque Dukes, the Dodgers' AAA affiliate, where...
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Terry Collins (born May 27, 1949) is a former manager of the Houston Astros, the Anaheim Angels, and the Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League. He was a shortstop in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations who never broke into the big leagues. In 1980, he retired from playing to manage the Dodgers' Class-A Lodi affiliate in the California League. In 1983, he managed the Albuquerque Dukes, the Dodgers' AAA affiliate, where in 1987, he would win the PCL championship. He managed three years in Buffalo, the Pirates' AAA affiliate before being promoted to bullpen coach in 1992.
After the 1993 season, the Houston Astros fired manager Art Howe and replaced him with Collins, who never had a losing season in his three years there. Unfortunately, he never won a division title, finishing second all three years. He was fired after the 1996 season. Collins' success caught the attention of the Anaheim Angels, and he was hired as manager. His first two years saw more of the...
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