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debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 28, 1975, for the Boston Red Sox</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">October 3, 1982, for the Chicago White Sox</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.243</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" 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href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1978 Major League Baseball season">1978</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1979 Major League Baseball season">1979</a>–<a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1981 Major League Baseball season">1981</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1982 Major League Baseball season">1982</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Stephen Bradley Dillard</b> (born February 8, 1951) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> player and manager. He played eight seasons in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. Dillard, a reserve <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a>, played mainly as a <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Dillard_(baseball)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, Steve Dillard was raised in <a href="/wiki/Saltillo,_Mississippi" title="Saltillo, Mississippi">Saltillo, Mississippi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> for Saltillo High School.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dillard was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> in the 13th round of the <a href="/wiki/1970_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1970 Major League Baseball draft">1970 Major League Baseball draft</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but did not sign as he had been awarded a full scholarship to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Mississippi" title="University of Mississippi">University of Mississippi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After two years of college, he was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/1972_MLB_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 MLB draft">1972 MLB draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Dillard_(baseball)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Red_Sox_(1972–1977)"><span id="Boston_Red_Sox_.281972.E2.80.931977.29"></span>Boston Red Sox (1972–1977)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Dillard_(baseball)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Boston Red Sox (1972–1977)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dillard began his professional career in 1972 playing for the <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem Red Sox">Winston-Salem Red Sox</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Class_A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A (baseball)">Class A</a> <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a>, with whom he played the entirety of the 1973 season.<sup id="cite_ref-BRM_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRM-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After recovering from offseason shoulder surgery,<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dillard was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Red_Sox" title="Bristol Red Sox">Bristol Red Sox</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern League (1938–2020)">Eastern League</a> for 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-BRM_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRM-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After approximately one month, he was promoted to the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket_Red_Sox" title="Pawtucket Red Sox">Pawtucket Red Sox</a> in the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BRM_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRM-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Though having started the 1975 season at Triple-A, more shoulder problems in the first half resulted in a rehab assignment at Double-A.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dillard was called up to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> in the final week of the season. He made his major league debut on September 28, scoring two <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a> on two <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stealing a base</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He began the 1976 campaign with Boston, but was sent down to the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island Red Sox">Rhode Island Red Sox</a> for two months in an attempt to convert him to second, where as he had primarily played as a shortstop up until this time.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While in Boston, Dillard became a valuable backup for second baseman <a href="/wiki/Denny_Doyle" title="Denny Doyle">Denny Doyle</a>, and eventually for shortstop <a href="/wiki/Rick_Burleson" title="Rick Burleson">Rick Burleson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Butch_Hobson" title="Butch Hobson">Butch Hobson</a>. Dillard played the entire 1977 season with Boston, but saw little playing time. Across three seasons with the Red Sox, he appeared in 124 games, including 63 at second base, 21 at shortstop, 18 at third base, and 13 as a <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Detroit_Tigers_(1978)"><span id="Detroit_Tigers_.281978.29"></span>Detroit Tigers (1978)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Dillard_(baseball)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Detroit Tigers (1978)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the Red Sox acquired second baseman <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Remy" title="Jerry Remy">Jerry Remy</a> from the <a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a>, Dillard was sent to the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> in exchange for two minor leaguers and cash considerations on January 30, 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He provided solid support for young infielders <a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Lou Whitaker</a> (second base) and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a> (shortstop) for a full year.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He appeared in 54 games, including 41 at second base, for the Tigers in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Cubs_(1979–1981)"><span id="Chicago_Cubs_.281979.E2.80.931981.29"></span>Chicago Cubs (1979–1981)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Dillard_(baseball)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chicago Cubs (1979–1981)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During 1979's <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a>, he was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> for a player to be named later (<a href="/wiki/Ed_Putman" title="Ed Putman">Ed Putman</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His most productive season came in his first year at Chicago, when he hit a career-high .283 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> with five <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and 31 runs in 89 <a href="/wiki/Games_played" title="Games played">games played</a>. The following season, he posted career-numbers in games (100), hits (55), and <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> (27).<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played three seasons with the Cubs, appearing in 242 games, including 130 at second and 67 at third.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_White_Sox_(1982)"><span id="Chicago_White_Sox_.281982.29"></span>Chicago White Sox (1982)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Dillard_(baseball)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chicago White Sox (1982)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dillard was released by the Cubs after the 1981 season, and he later signed as a free agent with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> for 1982. He played the majority of the season with the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Trappers" title="Edmonton Trappers">Edmonton Trappers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>, but was called up for 16 games, all at second base, near the season's end. He was released after the season.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an eight-season career, Dillard was a .243 hitter (246-for-1013) with 13 home runs and 102 RBI in 438 games, including 148 runs, 50 doubles, 6 <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a>, and 15 stolen bases.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Managerial_career">Managerial career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Dillard_(baseball)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Managerial career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Steve_Dillard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Steve_Dillard.jpg/240px-Steve_Dillard.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Steve_Dillard.jpg/360px-Steve_Dillard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Steve_Dillard.jpg/480px-Steve_Dillard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="424" /></a><figcaption>Dillard managing the <a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits" title="Quad Cities River Bandits">Quad Cities River Bandits</a> in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>Following his playing retirement, Dillard started a <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">managing</a> career in the Chicago White Sox minor league system.<sup id="cite_ref-Cube_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cube-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1983 and 1984, he managed their <a href="/wiki/Rookie_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rookie (baseball)">rookie</a> <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League_White_Sox" title="Gulf Coast League White Sox">Gulf Coast League White Sox</a>. He was reassigned to the Double-A <a href="/wiki/Glens_Falls_White_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Glens Falls White Sox">Glens Falls White Sox</a> of the Eastern League for 1985, but returned to the GCL White Sox in 1986 and 1987. He managed the Class A <a href="/wiki/South_Bend_White_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="South Bend White Sox">South Bend White Sox</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a> in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-Cube_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cube-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1989 to 1990, Dillard worked for the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> as their Minor League Infield Instructor. He continued in the Astros organization as manager of the <a href="/wiki/Class_A_Short_Season" title="Class A Short Season">Class A Short Season</a> <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Astros" class="mw-redirect" title="Auburn Astros">Auburn Astros</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" title="New York–Penn League">New York–Penn League</a> (1991–1992) and <a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits" title="Quad Cities River Bandits">Quad Cities River Bandits</a> of the Midwest League (1993–1994). In 1995, he was the <a href="/wiki/Hitting_coach" class="mw-redirect" title="Hitting coach">hitting coach</a> for the Chicago Cubs' Class A <a href="/wiki/Rockford_Cubbies" class="mw-redirect" title="Rockford Cubbies">Rockford Cubbies</a> in the Midwest League.<sup id="cite_ref-Cube_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cube-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After taking time off to see his children play baseball in high school,<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he returned to baseball in 2000 as skipper of the <a href="/wiki/Jackson_DiamondKats" title="Jackson DiamondKats">Jackson DiamondKats</a> of the independent <a href="/wiki/Central_Baseball_League" title="Central Baseball League">Texas-Louisiana League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cube_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cube-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, he joined the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> organization. He served as hitting coach for the Quad Cities Swing/River Bandits from 2006 to 2007, but was moved up to coach hitters with their <a href="/wiki/Class_A-Advanced" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A-Advanced">Class A-Advanced</a> <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Cardinals" title="Palm Beach Cardinals">Palm Beach Cardinals</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> during the 2007 season. He returned to Quad Cities as their manager in 2008 and 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-Cube_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cube-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Dillard_(baseball)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His son, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Dillard" title="Tim Dillard">Tim Dillard</a>, a right-handed <a href="/wiki/Sidearm_(baseball)" title="Sidearm (baseball)">sidearm</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>, has appeared in Major League Baseball for the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Dillard_(baseball)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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