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Lawrence Austin Himes (born October 7, 1940 in Riverside, California, USA) was a general manager for two Major League Baseball teams: the Chicago White Sox (from 1986 until 1990) and the Chicago Cubs (from 1991 until 1994).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/gms/154311.shtml )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/execdb/?show=franchise&fid=cws )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/execdb/?show=franchise&fid=chc )〕 He is best known for trading for Sammy Sosa during each tenure. Prior to becoming a general manager, he was the California Angels scouting director from 1981 through 1986.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/execdb/?show=franchise&fid=laa )〕 During his nine-year playing career (1961–69), Himes was a catcher in minor league baseball, batting .249 in 725 games played.〔(Baseball Reference )〕 == Tenure with White Sox == Himes was hired by White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to succeed Ken "Hawk" Harrelson in 1986. Harrelson, a longtime broadcaster for the White Sox, had a tenure of just under a season, and Himes was charged with rebuilding the franchise. Himes as a rookie general manager generated controversy among players. Himes established and enforced rules requiring socks be worn into the clubhouse, and banning the bringing of beer into the Sox clubhouse. Outside the clubhouse, Himes built the White Sox farm system, drafting All-Stars Jack McDowell, Robin Ventura, Frank Thomas and Alex Fernandez in the first round in consecutive years (from 1987 until 1990). By late 1990, all four were integral parts of the White Sox. Himes also traded one of the Sox franchise's most popular players, Harold Baines, in July 1989. With the White Sox so far out of the pennant race, Baines and second baseman Fred Manrique were sent to the Texas Rangers for second baseman Scott Fletcher, pitcher Wilson Alvarez and a 20-year-old player named Sammy Sosa. Baines' bat wasn't enough to lift the Rangers to an American League West title, and Fletcher and Sosa found starting jobs with the White Sox in 1990. Alvarez made his Major League debut in 1991, no-hitting the Baltimore Orioles in his first start. He later became a key member of the White Sox' staff. Sosa blossomed into a star several years later, causing then-Rangers managing partner George W. Bush to muse that his approval of the trade was one of the worst mistakes he ever made. Thanks in part to Himes' moves, field manager's Jeff Torborg's performance, and strong seasons from veterans like Iván Calderón, Ozzie Guillén, Carlton Fisk and Bobby Thigpen, the White Sox won 90 games in 1990, contending with the eventual American League champion Oakland Athletics into the final week of the season. The season was the last in old Comiskey Park, as the White Sox were scheduled to move into a new ballpark with the same name across the street (now named U.S. Cellular Field. Himes was not there to see the White Sox make the move, as he and his director of scouting Al Goldis were fired after the 1990 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Larry Himes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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