Bill Rigney
William Joseph Rigney
Born: January 29, 1918
Alameda, CA USA
Deceased: February 20, 2001
Walnut Creek, CA USA
Coaching Career: 1956-1976
Playing Statistics
Bill Rigney compiled a record of 1239 wins and 1321 losses in his managing career with the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels, California Angels and Minnesota Twins. He began managing during the 1956 season and last managed during the 1976 campaign.
Coaching Record:
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | New York Giants | 154 | 67 | 87 | .435 | |
| 1957 | NL | New York Giants | 154 | 69 | 85 | .448 | |
| 1958 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 154 | 80 | 74 | .519 | |
| 1959 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 154 | 83 | 71 | .539 | |
| 1960 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 58 | 33 | 25 | .569 | |
| 1961 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 162 | 70 | 91 | .432 | |
| 1962 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 162 | 86 | 76 | .531 | |
| 1963 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 161 | 70 | 91 | .435 | |
| 1964 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | |
| 1965 | AL | California Angels | 162 | 75 | 87 | .463 | |
| 1966 | AL | California Angels | 162 | 80 | 82 | .494 | |
| 1967 | AL | California Angels | 161 | 84 | 77 | .522 | |
| 1968 | AL | California Angels | 162 | 67 | 95 | .414 | |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 39 | 11 | 28 | .282 | |
| 1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
| 1971 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 160 | 74 | 86 | .463 | |
| 1972 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 70 | 36 | 34 | .514 | |
| 1976 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 162 | 74 | 88 | .457 | |
| Totals | 2561 | 1239 | 1321 | .484 |
Awards
1962 - ML TSN Manager of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
