Bill Rigney

Bill Rigney
Rigney in 1953
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1918-01-29)January 29, 1918 Alameda, California, U.S.
Died: February 20, 2001(2001-02-20) (aged 83) Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1946, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 12, 1953, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.259
Home runs	41
Runs batted in	212
Managerial record	1,239–1,321
Winning %	.484
Teams
As player New York Giants (1946–1953) As manager New York / San Francisco Giants (1956–1960) Los Angeles / California Angels (1961–1969) Minnesota Twins (1970–1972) San Francisco Giants (1976)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1948)

William Joseph Rigney (January 29, 1918 – February 20, 2001) was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. A 26-year big-league veteran, Rigney played for the New York Giants from 1946 to 1953, then spent 18 seasons as the skipper of three major-league clubs. The Bay Area native began his managerial career with the Giants (1956–1960) as the team's last manager in New York City (1957) and its first in San Francisco (1958). In 1961, Rigney became the first manager in the history of the Los Angeles Angels of the American League, serving into May of 1969. Then, in 1970, he led the Minnesota Twins to the American League West Division championship, the only postseason entry of his big-league tenure. Fired in midseason of 1972, he concluded his managerial career in 1976 by serving a one-year term at the helm of his original team, the Giants.