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Batting average
  
.244

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Jim Essian

Runs batted in
  
307

Home runs
  
33


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Teams managed
  
Chicago Cubs (1991 – 1991)

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James Sarkis Essian, Jr. (born January 2, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and occasional infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians.

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Born in Detroit, Michigan, Essian was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies at age 18 but only amassed 24 at-bats over three seasons. In 1975, he was traded to the Braves for Dick Allen and Johnny Oates, then in May was sent to the White Sox to complete a trade the Braves made for Allen. In 1978, he was traded to the Athletics, where his playing time diminished. After brief stints in Cleveland and Seattle, Essian retired in 1985 after being cut in spring training by the A's.

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Essian later became a coach for the Chicago Cubs, and in 1991 he became manager for the Cubs after Don Zimmer was fired; he finished that year with a won-loss record of 59-63. Essian was the first ever manager in baseball of Armenian heritage.

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A Cubs blog, "Hire Jim Essian," was named in honor of the former Cubs manager and has an author patterned after him named "Skip", due to Essian's insistence that his former players refer to him as "Skip Johnson."

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He is the current head coach of Greek National Baseball Team and in 2017 became the manager of the Utica Unicorns of the United Shore Professional Baseball League.

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