Jackie Spencer Moore (born February 19, 1939, in Jay, Florida) is a coach for the Texas Rangers (currently on his fifth different stint with the club) and a former manager of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He also played one season in the majors as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers.
Although he had a very brief career as a major league player — he batted only .094 in 53 at bats as a catcher for the 1965 Detroit Tigers — Moore has ...
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Jackie Spencer Moore (born February 19, 1939, in Jay, Florida) is a coach for the Texas Rangers (currently on his fifth different stint with the club) and a former manager of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He also played one season in the majors as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers.
Although he had a very brief career as a major league player — he batted only .094 in 53 at bats as a catcher for the 1965 Detroit Tigers — Moore has spent almost 30 years at the MLB level as a coach with the Milwaukee Brewers (1970-72), Texas Rangers (1973-74; 1975-76; 1980; 1993-94; 2009), Toronto Blue Jays (1977-79), Oakland Athletics (1981-84), Montréal Expos (1987-89), Cincinnati Reds (1990-92), Colorado Rockies (1996-98) and Houston Astros (2008).
Moore was promoted to manager of the Athletics on May 24, 1984, succeeding Steve Boros. He managed Oakland for 353 games—the balance of 1984, all of 1985, and 73 games into 1986—before he was fired in favor of Tony La Russa on June 26, 1986....
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