Gary Green

Gary Allan Green

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 175 lb.
• School Oklahoma State University
• High School Taylor Allderdice High School
• Debut September 14, 1986
• Final Game May 4, 1992
• Born January 14, 1962 in Pittsburgh, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Shortstop Gary Green played parts of five seasons in the majors and later was a minor league coach and manager.

Green played college ball at Oklahoma State University, and the school reached the College World Series in all four years he was there. After his senior year, he was the starting shortstop for Team USA in the 1984 Olympics. He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round of the 1984 amateur draft with the 27th overall pick and signed by scouting director Sandy Johnson. He reached the majors with the Padres in 1986 and, after stints with the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds, ended his playing career in the Kansas City Royals organization in 1995.

Green was a coach in the Detroit Tigers chain in 1997 and the Lakeland Tigers in 1998 and managed in the Tigers system from 1999 to 2004. He then moved to the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, managing from 2006 to 2010. In 2011 he became the Pirates minor league infield coordinator. Green was bench coach of the Altoona Curve in 2021, Indianapolis Indians in 2022, and Altoona in 2023.

He is the son of pitcher Fred Green.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1999	GCL Tigers	Gulf Coast League	29-31	8th (t)	Detroit Tigers
2000	Oneonta Tigers	New York-Penn League	35-41	10th	Detroit Tigers
2001	Oneonta Tigers	New York-Penn League	37-37	7th	Detroit Tigers
2002	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	69-70	7th	Detroit Tigers
2003	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	55-78	11th	Detroit Tigers
2004	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	51-81	12th	Detroit Tigers
2006	Lynchburg Hillcats	Carolina League	63-75	7th	Pittsburgh Pirates
2007	Hickory Crawdads	South Atlantic League	70-76	7th	Pittsburgh Pirates	Lost in 1st round
2008	Hickory Crawdads	South Atlantic League	52-87	15th	Pittsburgh Pirates
2009	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	67-70	8th	Pittsburgh Pirates
2010	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	65-74	9th (t)	Pittsburgh Pirates