John Sullivan (sullijo07)

John Peter Sullivan

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
• High School Bernardsville High School
• Debut September 20, 1963
• Final Game August 7, 1968
• Born January 3, 1941 in Somerville, NJ USA
• Died June 1, 2023 in Wayland, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher John Sullivan reached the majors with the Detroit Tigers in 1963 and played in a handful of big league games that year and the next. He did not get his first big league hit, a home run, until 1965.

After his playing days, Sullivan began managing in the minors in the Kansas City Royals organization in 1973. In six seasons as a minor league skipper, his clubs won four league championships. He then was a Royals coach in 1979 and a member of the Atlanta Braves staff the next two seasons, 1980 and 1981, under manager Bobby Cox. In 1982, he followed Cox to the Toronto Blue Jays where he became bullpen coach, a job he held through the 1993 season.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1973	Kingsport Royals	Appalachian League	53-17	1st	Kansas City Royals	none League Champs
1974	Waterloo Royals	Midwest League	68-56	3rd	Kansas City Royals
1975	Waterloo Royals	Midwest League	93-35	1st	Kansas City Royals	League Champs
1976	Waterloo Royals	Midwest League	78-52	1st	Kansas City Royals	League Champs
1977	Omaha Royals	American Association	76-59	1st	Kansas City Royals	Lost League Finals
1978	Omaha Royals	American Association	66-69	4th	Kansas City Royals	League Champs

Related Sites

• John Sullivan at the SABR Bio Project