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Preston Gomez

Manager

875 Games
346-529 Record
0.395 Win%
7 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 4/20/1923
Guatemala, Holguín, Cuba
Died 1/13/2009
Fullerton, CA, USA
MLB Debut 1944-05-05
Final Game 1944-08-12

📊 Career Record

875 Games Managed
346 Wins
529 Losses
0.395 Win Percentage

📅 Season-by-Season Record

7 seasons
Managing Career Arc

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Preston Gomez — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1969 SDN NL 162 52 110 0.321 6 N
1970 SDN NL 162 63 99 0.389 6 N
1971 SDN NL 161 61 100 0.379 6 N
1972 SDN NL 11 4 7 0.364 6 N
1974 HOU NL 162 81 81 0.500 4 N
1975 HOU NL 127 47 80 0.370 6 N
1980 CHN NL 90 38 52 0.422 6 N

Preston Gomez as a manager

Preston Gomez managed 875 major league games between 1969 and 1980, winning 346 and losing 529 for a .395 percentage. The season table runs through the San Diego Padres (1969-1972), the Houston Astros (1974-1975), and the Chicago Cubs (1980). Gomez's strongest year in the dugout came in 1974, when the Houston Astros went 81-81. At the other end, 1969 finished 52-110. The Rank column for the San Diego Padres years shows 6th, 6th, 6th, and 6th. The Rank column for the Houston Astros years shows 4th and 6th.

The first season in the table, 1969, ended 52-110; the last, 1980, ended 38-52. The highest finish was 4th, in 1974. The Lg column places these seasons in the National League. The personal information panel gives a birth date of April 20, 1923 in Guatemala, Holguín, Cuba. Gomez died on January 13, 2009. The player profile covers Gomez's playing days, 1944 to 1944.