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Houston Astros (1978-1980)
New York Mets (1982)
San Diego Padres (1983-1987) As Manager
San Diego Padres (1995-2006)
San Francisco Giants (2007- ) |highlights=
1996 NL Manager of the Year }} Bruce Douglas Bochy (born April 16, 1955 in Landes de Boussac, France) is the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to joining the Giants on October 27, 2006 (External Link), Bochy had been the manager of the San Diego Padres for twelve seasons. Bochy is the only former Padre player to serve as the team's manager. He led the Padres to four of the five postseason appearances in their history, winning division titles in 1996, 1998, 2005, and 2006. In 1998, he led the Padres to their first National League pennant in 14 years, where they lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series.

In 1996, Bochy was named the NL Manager of the Year. He won over 900 games as manager of the Padres - the most in team history - despite often being saddled with low-budget squads.
   As a catcher, Bochy played with the Houston Astros (1978-80), New York Mets (1982) and San Diego Padres (1983-87). In 802 career at-bats, he hit .239 with 26 home runs. He was the backup to Terry Kennedy when the Padres won their first NL pennant in 1984, and played in one game in the 1984 World Series, which the Padres lost in five games to the Detroit Tigers. Bochy was behind the plate on September 11, 1985 when Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds collected his record-breaking 4,192nd major league hit off Padres pitcher Eric Show.
   Bochy agreed to a three-year contract to replace Felipe Alou and become the Giants' new skipper on October 27, 2006.
   Bochy is one of just eight Major Leaguers to be born in France where his father was stationed as a U.S. Army officer at the time. However, Bochy grew up in Virginia and in Melbourne, Florida. He graduated from Melbourne High School in 1973 and Brevard Community College in 1975. Bochy was then drafted in the first round (21st overall) by the Houston Astros in the 1975 MLB Baseball Draft. His 26 career homers are the most by any player born in France.
   Bochy has also managed the 2004 and 2006 MLB All-Stars in the Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series.
   Bochy is known for having one of the largest cap sizes in Major League Baseball at 8 3/4.(External Link

) When he joined the Padres in 1982, they didn't have a batting helmet that would fit him, and they'd to send the ones he was using in the minors.(External Link

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Managerial record

Bochy won his 1000th game as a manager on August 8, 2007.

Stats updated through May 15, 2008

Team	Year	Regular Season				Postseason
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
San Diego Padres	995		74	.486	3^rd in NL West	-	-	-	-
			71	.562	1^st in NL West	0	3	.000	Lost in NLDS.
			86	.469	4^th in NL West	-	-	-
			64	.605	1^st in NL West	7	7	.500	Lost in World Series
			88	.457	4^st in NL West	-	-	-
			86	.469	5^st in NL West	-	-	-
			83	.488	4^st in NL West	-	-	-
			96	.407	5^th in NL West	-	-	-
			98	.395	5^th in NL West	-	-	-
			75	.537	3^rd in NL West	-	-	-
			80	.506	1^st in NL West	0	3	.000	Lost in NLDS
			74	.543	1^st in NL West	1	3	.250	Lost in NLDS
SD Total		51	75	494			6	333	Playoff Appearances
San Francisco Giants	a href=http://2007_San_Francisco_Giants_season.totallyexplained.com title="2007 San Francisco Giants season - Totally Explained">2007		91	.438	5^th in NL West	-	-	-
San Francisco Giants	2008		29	.408		-	-	-
SF Total		8	16	431		-	-	-
Total		,039	,091	488			6	333	4 Playoff Appearance

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