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{{Short description|American baseball coach and manager (1927–2019)}}
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'''Arthur S. Mazmanian''' (born May 1, 1927, at [[Detroit, Michigan]]) is a retired American [[baseball]] [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]]. He was the longtime baseball coach at [[Dorsey High School]] of [[Los Angeles]], his alma mater, then spent 31 seasons (1968–98) as head coach of baseball at [[Mount San Antonio College]] of [[Walnut, California]], where his teams won 709 games and had only two losing campaigns.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MAZMANIAN+CALLS+IT+QUITS;+LONG-TIME+MT.+SAC+COACH+TO+RETIRE+AFTER+31...-a083614025" MAZMANIAN CALLS IT QUITS; LONG-TIME MT. SAC COACH TO RETIRE AFTER 31 YEARS ON JOB]</ref> He also was a [[second baseman]], [[scout (sport)|scout]], instructor and [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in professional baseball from {{baseball year|1949}} through {{baseball year|1987}}.


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'''Arthur S. Mazmanian''' (May 1, 1927 – March 22, 2019) was an American [[baseball]] [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]]. He was the longtime baseball coach at [[Dorsey High School]] of [[Los Angeles]], his alma mater, then spent 31 seasons (1968–98) as head coach of baseball at [[Mount San Antonio College]] of [[Walnut, California]], where his teams won 709 games and had only two losing campaigns.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MAZMANIAN+CALLS+IT+QUITS;+LONG-TIME+MT.+SAC+COACH+TO+RETIRE+AFTER+31...-a083614025" MAZMANIAN CALLS IT QUITS; LONG-TIME MT. SAC COACH TO RETIRE AFTER 31 YEARS ON JOB]</ref> He also was a [[second baseman]], [[scout (sport)|scout]], instructor and [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in professional baseball from {{baseball year|1949}} through {{baseball year|1987}}. He died at the age of 91 on March 22, 2019.
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Mazmanian graduated from the [[University of Southern California]], where he was an All-American and the second baseman on the Trojans' 1948 national championship team. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet, 10&nbsp;inches (1.8 m) tall and 170 pounds (77&nbsp;kg).<ref name="art">Howe News Bureau/Montague, John, ed., ''The 1985 Baltimore Orioles Organization Book.'' St. Petersburg, Florida: The Baseball Library, 1985</ref>

== Biography ==
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Mazmanian was born in [[Detroit, Michigan]], to parents who were born in [[Armenia]].<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRHN-NQB?i=20&cc=1810731 FamilySearch.org]</ref> After Dorsey High School, he graduated from the [[University of Southern California]], where he was an All-American and the second baseman on the Trojans' 1948 national championship team. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as {{convert|5|ft|10|in|m}} tall and {{convert|170|lb|kg}}.<ref name="art">Howe News Bureau/Montague, John, ed., ''The 1985 Baltimore Orioles Organization Book.'' St. Petersburg, Florida: The Baseball Library, 1985</ref>


Mazmanian's six-year playing career (1949–54) was largely spent in the [[New York Yankees]]' [[farm system]], including 2½ seasons at the Triple-A level with the [[Kansas City Blues (American Association)|Kansas City Blues]] of the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]. In 1955, he became a [[coach (baseball)|coach]] in the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]' organization, then launched his managing career the following season with the [[Grand Island Athletics]], Class D [[Nebraska State League]] affiliate of the [[Kansas City Athletics]] of the [[American League]]. During the 1960s he scouted for the Athletics and the [[Cleveland Indians]]. He resumed his managerial career in 1971 and achieved sustained success later in the decade when he rejoined the Yankees as skipper of their Short Season Class-A [[New York–Penn League]] affiliate, the [[Oneonta Yankees]]. He managed the O-Yankees to five consecutive division championships (1977–81) and four league playoff championships (1977; 1979–81). He then managed in the New York–Penn League for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] for three seasons and recorded his last season in organized baseball with a "co-op" team in the same circuit in 1987.
Mazmanian's six-year playing career (1949–54) was largely spent in the [[New York Yankees]]' [[farm system]], including 2½ seasons at the Triple-A level with the [[Kansas City Blues (American Association)|Kansas City Blues]] of the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]. In 1955, he became a [[coach (baseball)|coach]] in the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]' organization, then launched his managing career the following season with the [[Grand Island Athletics]], Class D [[Nebraska State League]] affiliate of the [[Kansas City Athletics]] of the [[American League]]. During the 1960s he scouted for the Athletics and the [[Cleveland Indians]]. He resumed his managerial career in 1971 and achieved sustained success later in the decade when he rejoined the Yankees as skipper of their Short Season Class-A [[New York–Penn League]] affiliate, the [[Oneonta Yankees]]. He managed the O-Yankees to five consecutive division championships (1977–81) and four league playoff championships (1977; 1979–81). He then managed in the New York–Penn League for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] for three seasons and recorded his last season in organized baseball with a "co-op" team in the same circuit in 1987.


Apart from a temporary assignment with the [[Visalia Oaks]] of the [[California League]] in 1960, all of Mazmanian's years as a manager were spent in "short season" or rookie-level leagues. He compiled a managing record of 663-487 (.576).<ref name="art"/><ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mazman001art [[Baseball Reference]] minor league page]</ref> In 1984, he took a leave of absence from the Orioles to serve as an assistant coach for the [[Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|United States Olympic Baseball Team]].
Apart from a temporary assignment with the [[Visalia Oaks]] of the [[California League]] in 1960, all of Mazmanian's years as a professional baseball manager were spent in "short season" or rookie-level leagues. He compiled a managing record of 663–487 (.576).<ref name="art"/><ref>[[Baseball Reference]] [https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mazman001art minor league page]</ref> In 1984, he took a leave of absence from the Orioles to serve as an assistant coach for the [[Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|United States Olympic Baseball Team]].


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Baseballstats |cube=art-mazmanian |brm=mazman001art}}
*{{Baseballstats |cube= |brm=mazman001art}}
*[https://www.mtsac.edu/newsroom/news/posts/2019-03-22-coach-maz-passes.html Mount San Antonio College (22 March 2019), "Legendary Coach Maz Passes Away"]

{{1948 USC Trojans baseball}}
{{1948 USC Trojans baseball}}


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Latest revision as of 00:15, 17 September 2024

Art Mazmanian
Infielder
Born: (1927-05-01)May 1, 1927
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died: March 22, 2019(2019-03-22) (aged 91)
San Dimas, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right

Arthur S. Mazmanian (May 1, 1927 – March 22, 2019) was an American baseball coach and manager. He was the longtime baseball coach at Dorsey High School of Los Angeles, his alma mater, then spent 31 seasons (1968–98) as head coach of baseball at Mount San Antonio College of Walnut, California, where his teams won 709 games and had only two losing campaigns.[1] He also was a second baseman, scout, instructor and manager in professional baseball from 1949 through 1987. He died at the age of 91 on March 22, 2019.

Biography

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Mazmanian was born in Detroit, Michigan, to parents who were born in Armenia.[2] After Dorsey High School, he graduated from the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American and the second baseman on the Trojans' 1948 national championship team. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).[3]

Mazmanian's six-year playing career (1949–54) was largely spent in the New York Yankees' farm system, including 2½ seasons at the Triple-A level with the Kansas City Blues of the American Association. In 1955, he became a coach in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization, then launched his managing career the following season with the Grand Island Athletics, Class D Nebraska State League affiliate of the Kansas City Athletics of the American League. During the 1960s he scouted for the Athletics and the Cleveland Indians. He resumed his managerial career in 1971 and achieved sustained success later in the decade when he rejoined the Yankees as skipper of their Short Season Class-A New York–Penn League affiliate, the Oneonta Yankees. He managed the O-Yankees to five consecutive division championships (1977–81) and four league playoff championships (1977; 1979–81). He then managed in the New York–Penn League for the Baltimore Orioles for three seasons and recorded his last season in organized baseball with a "co-op" team in the same circuit in 1987.

Apart from a temporary assignment with the Visalia Oaks of the California League in 1960, all of Mazmanian's years as a professional baseball manager were spent in "short season" or rookie-level leagues. He compiled a managing record of 663–487 (.576).[3][4] In 1984, he took a leave of absence from the Orioles to serve as an assistant coach for the United States Olympic Baseball Team.

References

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  1. ^ " MAZMANIAN CALLS IT QUITS; LONG-TIME MT. SAC COACH TO RETIRE AFTER 31 YEARS ON JOB
  2. ^ FamilySearch.org
  3. ^ a b Howe News Bureau/Montague, John, ed., The 1985 Baltimore Orioles Organization Book. St. Petersburg, Florida: The Baseball Library, 1985
  4. ^ Baseball Reference minor league page
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