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Tom Gamboa
Thomas Harold Gamboa (born February 28, 1948) is an American professional baseball coach and manager.
Gamboa has managed in the minor leagues as high as Triple-A (the Toledo Mud Hens in the International League and the Albuquerque Dukes in the Pacific Coast League), and coached first and third base as well as in the bullpen for major league teams (the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals). In September 2016, Gamboa was the bench coach for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier, and he continued in the same role for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic main tournament in South Korea and Japan.
Gamboa was born in Los Angeles, California, and now lives in Rancho Mirage, California. He was raised by his mother, Polly, and his step-father (whose surname he took), Jack Donald Gamboa. Gamboa is fluent in Spanish. He has five children. His son Brett is an assistant professor of English at Dartmouth College.
He was drafted out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, where he was a first baseman, by the Baltimore Orioles, but chose to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., History, 1971) on a full scholarship. There, he played primarily center field, along with a little first base, for the Gauchos baseball team for three years and won All-Big West Conference honors in 1969 and 1970.
During the 1971–1972 seasons Gamboa was an outfielder for and manager of Stratford (Ontario) in the Canadian Baseball League, where he was a two-time All-Star.
Gamboa was a manager, minor league instructor, and scouting supervisor in the Milwaukee Brewers organization from 1978 to 1982. In 1979, at the age of 31, he managed the Butte Copper Kings in the Rookie Pioneer League. In 1983 he managed the Paintsville Brewers in the Rookie Appalachian League to a league-leading .653 won-loss percentage, and the league title. In 1984 he managed the Beloit Brewers in the Single-A Midwest League to a Central Division-leading .619 won–lost percentage, and was voted Manager of the Year. In 1985 he managed the Stockton Ports in the Single-A California League to a North Division-leading .566 won-loss percentage, and the Division championship.
In 1986 he managed the Bristol Tigers in the Appalachian League and served as the Detroit Tigers western states scouting director, and in 1987 he managed the Glens Falls Tigers in the Double-A Eastern League; both, affiliates of the Detroit Tigers. He was the minor league field coordinator for the Detroit Tigers from 1987 to 1990. He managed the Toledo Mud Hens in the Triple-A International League for the Detroit Tigers in 1990. He was the Director of Minor League Instruction for the San Diego Padres from 1991 to 1994. He was the Chicago Cubs' Minor League Field Coordinator from 1995 to 1998.
In 2000, Gamboa managed the Dodgers' Albuquerque Dukes of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League to a Central Division-leading .597 won-lost percentage and title.
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Tom Gamboa
Thomas Harold Gamboa (born February 28, 1948) is an American professional baseball coach and manager.
Gamboa has managed in the minor leagues as high as Triple-A (the Toledo Mud Hens in the International League and the Albuquerque Dukes in the Pacific Coast League), and coached first and third base as well as in the bullpen for major league teams (the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals). In September 2016, Gamboa was the bench coach for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier, and he continued in the same role for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic main tournament in South Korea and Japan.
Gamboa was born in Los Angeles, California, and now lives in Rancho Mirage, California. He was raised by his mother, Polly, and his step-father (whose surname he took), Jack Donald Gamboa. Gamboa is fluent in Spanish. He has five children. His son Brett is an assistant professor of English at Dartmouth College.
He was drafted out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, where he was a first baseman, by the Baltimore Orioles, but chose to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., History, 1971) on a full scholarship. There, he played primarily center field, along with a little first base, for the Gauchos baseball team for three years and won All-Big West Conference honors in 1969 and 1970.
During the 1971–1972 seasons Gamboa was an outfielder for and manager of Stratford (Ontario) in the Canadian Baseball League, where he was a two-time All-Star.
Gamboa was a manager, minor league instructor, and scouting supervisor in the Milwaukee Brewers organization from 1978 to 1982. In 1979, at the age of 31, he managed the Butte Copper Kings in the Rookie Pioneer League. In 1983 he managed the Paintsville Brewers in the Rookie Appalachian League to a league-leading .653 won-loss percentage, and the league title. In 1984 he managed the Beloit Brewers in the Single-A Midwest League to a Central Division-leading .619 won–lost percentage, and was voted Manager of the Year. In 1985 he managed the Stockton Ports in the Single-A California League to a North Division-leading .566 won-loss percentage, and the Division championship.
In 1986 he managed the Bristol Tigers in the Appalachian League and served as the Detroit Tigers western states scouting director, and in 1987 he managed the Glens Falls Tigers in the Double-A Eastern League; both, affiliates of the Detroit Tigers. He was the minor league field coordinator for the Detroit Tigers from 1987 to 1990. He managed the Toledo Mud Hens in the Triple-A International League for the Detroit Tigers in 1990. He was the Director of Minor League Instruction for the San Diego Padres from 1991 to 1994. He was the Chicago Cubs' Minor League Field Coordinator from 1995 to 1998.
In 2000, Gamboa managed the Dodgers' Albuquerque Dukes of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League to a Central Division-leading .597 won-lost percentage and title.