Ben Hines

Coach

Born: November 7, 1935
Yeager, Oklahoma

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Benjamin Thortan Hines (born November 7, 1935 in Yeager, Oklahoma) is a former coach in Major League Baseball. Hines is best remembered as the batting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a position he held from 1985-1986 and 1988-1993.

Background

Hines played infield and catcher in the Baltimore Orioles chain in 1960-1961.

He then became manager of the University of La Verne team until 1980 and won NAIA coach of the year honors in 1977. He managed the independent league team Alaska Goldpanners from 1978-1982.

One of the few coaches to win both the Small College World Series and win the MLB World Series.

External links

Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Dodgers.com coaches list

Preceded by Manny Mota	Los Angeles Dodgers Hitting Coach 1988-1993	Succeeded by Reggie Smith

Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 World Series Champions

3 Steve Sax 5 Mike Marshall 7 Alfredo Griffin 9 Mickey Hatcher 10 Dave Anderson 12 Danny Heep 14 Mike Scioscia 17 Rick Dempsey 21 Tracy Woodson 22 Franklin Stubbs 23 Kirk Gibson 26 Alejandro Peña 29 Ricky Horton 30 John Tudor 31 John Shelby 33 Jeff Hamilton 37 Mike Davis 38 José González 47 Jesse Orosco 49 Tim Belcher 50 Jay Howell 51 Brian Holton 54 Tim Leary 55 Orel Hershiser (World Series MVP)

Manager 2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches 8 Joey Amalfitano 11 Manny Mota 13 Joe Ferguson 16 Ron Perranoski 18 Bill Russell 35 Ben Hines 58 Mark Cresse

Regular season National League Championship Series

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 55593150

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