Greg Mulleavy

Gregory Thomas Mulleavy (September 25, 1905 – February 1, 1980) was an American professional baseball shortstop, manager, coach, and scout. Born in Detroit, he attended the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy prior to beginning his baseball career in 1927.

Greg Mulleavy
Shortstop
Born: (1905-09-25)September 25, 1905
Detroit, Michigan
Died: February 1, 1980(1980-02-01) (aged 74)
Arcadia, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 4, 1930, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 13, 1933, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.260
Home runs0
Runs batted in28
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Mulleavy threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 167 pounds (76 kg). He played 79 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox in 1930, 1932 and 1933. His 76 big-league hits included 14 doubles and five triples. Mulleavy's minor league playing career lasted 20 seasons (1927–46), the last six as a playing manager.

Coach and manager

He joined the Brooklyn Dodgers' organization in 1946 and became a longtime member of the Dodger system in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Mulleavy managed the Triple-A Montreal Royals for the full seasons of 1955–56 and through the mid-season of 1957. On June 14, he was reassigned to the Major League coaching staff of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and he remained as an aide to Walter Alston after the franchise moved West (1958–60; 1962–64). He served on two world champions for Los Angeles (1959; 1963). Mulleavy was a scout for the Dodgers from 1950 to 1954, in 1961, and from 1965 until his death in 1980.[1][2]

Family

He was the father of actor Greg Mullavey.[2]

References
  1. Coach's page in Retrosheet
  2. Greg Mulleavy at the SABR Bio Project, by Bill Nowlin, retrieved July 18, 2013


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