European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Baylor hired As Rockies 1st manager new Rockies manager Don Baylor becomes baseball a fourth minority manager. By John Mossman Denver apr Don Baylor Long considered a top candidate to run a team but bypassed twice last year became the fourth minority manager in the major leagues when he was hired tuesday by the expansion Colorado Rockies. Baylor 43, played for six american league teams m a 19-year career As an outfielder first baseman and designated hitter playing in three world series and seven Al playoffs. He had a .260 career average 338 homers and 1,276 Bis and was hit by pitches a record 255 times. He was the american leagues most valuable player in 1979, when he hit 36 homers drove in 139 runs and scored 120 runs for the California Angels. Baylor was batting coach for the St. Louis cardinals last season after being a finalist for that teams manager position in 1990. Baylor was batting coach with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1990 and 1991. Baylor is the fourth minority manager in the major leagues joining Cito Gaston of Toronto Hal Mcrae of Kansas City and Felipe Alou of Montreal. General manager Bob Gebhard said Baylor signed to a three year contract agrees with his philosophy that expansion teams done to necessarily have to be losers. A even though this is an expansion team we must teach these Young kids How to win a Baylor said. A if i Tell our Young Guys in Spring training a we re going to lose 100 games just stick with me a that does no to work. You need enthusiasm to carry you through september. A i done to know who wrote that Rule that you have to lose 100 games if you re an the stars and stripes ports october 29,1992 a Page 32 expansion team. We re going to change the thinking of being an expansion team. A a we re not setting goals what we want to set is a new attitude. Considered a a manager on the Fields because of his leadership qualities Baylor played in three world series and seven Al playoffs. In the Latte stages of his career he was acquired by Boston Minnesota and Oakland to help those teams win pennants. Baylor said he was intrigued by the Opportunity to Lead an expansion team. A it was new this was a Chance to set my own Benchmark to see what i could create a he said. A other organizations already had their traditions. Now we can set our own Mark Here in the  other contenders for the Rockies Job were Bill Virdon Tony Muser and Tom tre Belhom. La Russa wins no. 3 a s Field Boss named top Al manager by Dennis Georgatos Oakland Calif. Api a Tony la Russa already had plenty of reasons Tor looking at the Oakland athletics season As special. Another was added tuesday when la Russa won his third american league manager of the year award. It was a tribute to his steady leadership As the a a overcame a slew of injuries to key players to win their fourth Al West title in five years. A i think i understand the significance of the award. You done to take it personal. Its an award that the team generates and the organization is responsible for and if Ever that was True it was True in 192,�?� la Russa said in a conference Call from Scottsdale ariz., where he is involved in the a a instructional league. La Russa received 25 of 28 first place votes in balloting by the baseball writers association of America. He got two second place votes and one third for 132 Points in the balloting which is done on a 5-3-1 basis. The vote took place before the baseball playoffs and world series. Phil Garner who kept the Milwaukee Brewers in Contention in the Al East until the final weekend of the season was second with 76 Points. He received two first place votes. A a in a Happy for him. In a glad he won it a Garner said. Johnny Oates of the Baltimore orioles finished third with 27 Points. Cito Gaston who led the Toronto Blue jays to Canadas first world series title was fourth see Page 26 for More baseball news with 13 Points and one first place vote. Mike Hargrove of the Cleveland indians got four Points. La Russa won the Al managers award from the writers in 1983 for leading the Chicago White sox to the Al West title. He won it again in 1989 for leading the a a to the first of three straight Al pennants. He spread the credit around for his latest award to his players and the coaching staff but singled out the work of pitching coach Dave Duncan. A the one Guy i think it would be a crime not to acknowledge is Dave Duncan a la Russa said. A i done to think its any coincidence that the first time i won the award in �?T83 was the first year we were together. When we won three straight Al pennants from 1988 to 1990, pitching was our hallmark and Duncan orchestrated it. A this year our bullpen was restructured and we had problems keeping our starting rotation intact but some of we ended up with a pitching staff with a 3.70  Oakland had significant injuries this year disabling 16 players a club record 22 times. Among them were outfielders Dave Henderson Rickey Henderson and Jose Canseco pitchers Dave Stewart and Bob Welch Catcher Terry Steinbach and first baseman Mark Mcgwire. In addition pitchers Kirk Dressendorfe and Joe Klink missed the entire season. Tony la Russa talks with reporters via phone after winning the american league manager of the year Aiward