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Los Angeles Dodgers Jim Lefebvre #5
- 1965 Rookie of the Year
James Kenneth Lefebvre (born January 7, 1942) is a former major league baseball player, coach, and manager.Jim Lefebvre:
- An infielder, he was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962.
- Lefebvre was the 1965 National League Rookie of the Year; he hit .250 with 12 home runs and 69 RBI and the Dodgers won the World Series.
- In 1965, he was part of an infield for the Dodgers that consisted of four players who were switch hitters. The others were Jim Gilliam [https://www.eatlife.net/dodger-stadium/jim-gilliam.php], Wes Parker, and Maury Wills.
- He started at second base in the All-Star Game in 1966.
Jim LefebvreLefebvre also played four seasons in Japan, from 1973 until 1976, for the Lotte Orions. Lefebvre became only the second player, after Johnny Logan, to have won a World Series (1965 Dodgers) and a Japan Series with the 1974 Lotte Orions.He was a big-league manager from 1989–1993, and briefly again in 1999. In addition to managing, Lefebvre has spent time coaching in the Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, and San Diego Padres organizations. He coached the China National Baseball Team (Olympics) in 2005, the 2006 World Baseball Classic, and 2008 Olympics.
