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Bud Black

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Bud Black

Harry Ralston "Bud" Black (born June 30, 1957) is an American professional baseball manager and pitcher who most recently served as manager for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB from 1981 through 1995, most notably for the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians. He coached the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 2000 through 2006 and managed the San Diego Padres from 2007 through 2015. He was named the National League Manager of the Year in 2010.

Infobox

Win–loss record
121–116
Earned run average
3.84
Strikeouts
1,039
Managerial record
1,193–1,403
Winning %
460

Tables

· Coaching and managerial career › Managerial record
Games
Games
Team
Games
Year
Won
Regular season
Lost
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2007
Regular season
163
Regular season
89
Regular season
74
Regular season
546
Regular season
3rd in NL West
Postseason
-
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2008
Regular season
162
Regular season
63
Regular season
99
Regular season
389
Regular season
5th in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2009
Regular season
162
Regular season
75
Regular season
87
Regular season
463
Regular season
5th in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2010
Regular season
162
Regular season
90
Regular season
72
Regular season
556
Regular season
2nd in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2011
Regular season
162
Regular season
71
Regular season
91
Regular season
438
Regular season
5th in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2012
Regular season
162
Regular season
76
Regular season
86
Regular season
469
Regular season
4th in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2013
Regular season
162
Regular season
76
Regular season
86
Regular season
469
Regular season
3rd in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2014
Regular season
162
Regular season
77
Regular season
85
Regular season
475
Regular season
3rd in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2015
Regular season
65
Regular season
32
Regular season
33
Regular season
492
Regular season
Fired
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
SD total
SD total
Team
SD total
Year
1,362
Regular season
649
Regular season
713
Regular season
477
Regular season
-
Postseason
-
Postseason
–
COL
COL
Team
COL
Year
2017
Regular season
162
Regular season
87
Regular season
75
Regular season
537
Regular season
3rd in NL West
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost NLWC (ARI)
COL
COL
Team
COL
Year
2018
Regular season
163
Regular season
91
Regular season
72
Regular season
558
Regular season
2nd in NL West
Postseason
1
Postseason
3
Postseason
250
Postseason
Lost NLDS (MIL)
COL
COL
Team
COL
Year
2019
Regular season
162
Regular season
71
Regular season
91
Regular season
438
Regular season
4th in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
COL
COL
Team
COL
Year
2020
Regular season
60
Regular season
26
Regular season
34
Regular season
433
Regular season
4th in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
COL
COL
Team
COL
Year
2021
Regular season
161
Regular season
74
Regular season
87
Regular season
460
Regular season
4th in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
COL
COL
Team
COL
Year
2022
Regular season
162
Regular season
68
Regular season
94
Regular season
420
Regular season
5th in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
COL
COL
Team
COL
Year
2023
Regular season
162
Regular season
59
Regular season
103
Regular season
364
Regular season
5th in NL West
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
COL
COL
Team
COL
Year
2024
Regular season
162
Regular season
61
Regular season
101
Regular season
377
Regular season
5th in NL West
Postseason
-
Postseason
-
Postseason
-
COL
COL
Team
COL
Year
2025
Regular season
40
Regular season
7
Regular season
33
Regular season
175
Regular season
Fired
Postseason
-
Postseason
-
Postseason
-
COL total
COL total
Team
COL total
Year
1,234
Regular season
544
Regular season
690
Regular season
441
Regular season
1
Postseason
4
Postseason
200
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
2,596
Regular season
1,193
Regular season
1,403
Regular season
460
Regular season
1
Postseason
4
Postseason
200
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
SD
2007
163
89
74
546
3rd in NL West
-
–
–
SD
2008
162
63
99
389
5th in NL West
–
–
–
SD
2009
162
75
87
463
5th in NL West
–
–
–
SD
2010
162
90
72
556
2nd in NL West
–
–
–
SD
2011
162
71
91
438
5th in NL West
–
–
–
SD
2012
162
76
86
469
4th in NL West
–
–
–
SD
2013
162
76
86
469
3rd in NL West
–
–
–
SD
2014
162
77
85
475
3rd in NL West
–
–
–
SD
2015
65
32
33
492
Fired
–
–
–
SD total
1,362
649
713
477
-
-
–
COL
2017
162
87
75
537
3rd in NL West
0
1
000
Lost NLWC (ARI)
COL
2018
163
91
72
558
2nd in NL West
1
3
250
Lost NLDS (MIL)
COL
2019
162
71
91
438
4th in NL West
–
–
–
COL
2020
60
26
34
433
4th in NL West
–
–
–
COL
2021
161
74
87
460
4th in NL West
–
–
–
COL
2022
162
68
94
420
5th in NL West
–
–
–
COL
2023
162
59
103
364
5th in NL West
–
–
–
COL
2024
162
61
101
377
5th in NL West
-
-
-
COL
2025
40
7
33
175
Fired
-
-
-
COL total
1,234
544
690
441
1
4
200
Total
2,596
1,193
1,403
460
1
4
200
· External links
Preceded byDick Pole
Preceded byDick Pole
Sporting positions
Preceded byDick Pole
Sporting positions
Anaheim Angels Pitching Coach 2000–2006
Sporting positions
Succeeded byMike Butcher
Sporting positions
Preceded byDick Pole
Anaheim Angels Pitching Coach 2000–2006
Succeeded byMike Butcher

References

  1. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blackbu02.shtml
  2. San Diego State University
    https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2019/12/bud-black-true-student-athlete.aspx
  3. San Diego State University
    https://web.archive.org/web/20191021182459/https://business.sdsu.edu/about/distinguished-alumni
  4. San Diego State Aztecs
    https://goaztecs.com/sports/hall-of-fame/roster/player/bud-black
  5. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=black-002har
  6. Kansas City Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-royals-receive-pit/185236370/
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    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-royals-add-omaha-l/185236447/
  8. Kansas City Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-royals-rookie-mak/185236469/
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    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=blackbu02&t=p&year=1983
  10. Society for American Baseball Research
    https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-24-1983-the-pine-tar-game/
  11. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=blackbu02&t=p&year=1984
  12. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1984/05/24/royals-1-white-sox-0/674c53c9-0ac6-4d20-9580-f162f350bdbd/
  13. Reggie collects his 500th career homer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjbyYgWdYDk
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  15. Baseball Reference
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  16. Baseball Reference
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    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=blackbu02&t=p&year=1987
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    https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=blackbu02
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    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-rovals-trade-black/185237595/
  20. San Francisco Examiner
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-giants-retool/185236660/
  21. San Francisco Examiner
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-real-grass-r/185236688/
  22. San Francisco Examiner
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-black-done-fo/185236736/
  23. The Daily News
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-daily-news-bud-black-signs-a-mi/185236912/
  24. Thomson News Service
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-former-tribe-pitcher-misses/185236997/
  25. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-signal-angels-staff-goes-dodger/185237049/
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    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-26-sp-12988-story.html
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    https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/2002.shtml
  28. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-07-sp-baker7-story.html
  29. Arizona Daily Star
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-angels-give-black-a-n/185237297/
  30. The Boston Globe
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-not-much-on-shortstop-r/185237543/
  31. The San Francisco Chronicle
    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/10/19/SPG04LS8CL1.DTL
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    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100718&content_id=12360976&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101117&content_id=16127516&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
  34. The San Diego Union-Tribune
    http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jun/15/padres-fire-manager-bud-black/
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    https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/blackbu02.shtml
  36. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2015/10/28/nationals-expected-to-name-Bud-Black-next-manager/
  37. CBS Sports
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151117105636/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25361729/stunning-twist-nats-still-may-hire-dusty-basker-as-manager
  38. USA Today
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/nationals/2015/11/02/dusty-baker-manager-washington-nationals-bud-black-matt-williams/75075236/
  39. HardballTalk
    http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/11/25/bud-black-rejoins-the-angels-in-a-front-office-role/
  40. The Denver Post
    https://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/07/bud-black-introduced-as-colorado-rockies-new-manager/
  41. AP News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111719/https://apnews.com/51a2fef436394e70aa83a2d85293c0e5/Rockies-win-in-debuts-of-Black%2C-Holland%2C-beat-Brewers-7-5
  42. Rockies fire manager Bud Black, bench coach Mike Redmond amid historically bad start, Denver Post, May 11, 2025
    https://www.denverpost.com/2025/05/11/rockies-bud-black-fired-manager/
  43. CBSSports.com
    https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/rockies-sign-manager-bud-black-to-contract-extension-through-2023/
  44. The Denver Post
    https://www.denverpost.com/2022/04/10/rockies-beat-dodgers-bud-black-1000-wins/
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    https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-colorado-rockies-and-bud-black-agree-to-one-year-contract-extension
  46. The Denver Post
    https://www.denverpost.com/2023/10/01/rockies-beat-twins-end-103-loss-season/
  47. CBS Colorado
    https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-rockies-100th-loss-season-first-time-long-suffering-mlb-franchise/
  48. Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH)
    https://www.denver7.com/sports/rockies/rockies-bringing-back-the-franchises-all-time-winningest-manager-bud-black-for-the-2025-season
  49. MLB.com
    https://www.mlb.com/news/bud-black-fired-by-rockies?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share
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