Cito Gaston

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Cito Gaston is a former Major League Baseball manager and outfielder best known for leading the Toronto Blue Jays to back-to-back World Series championships in 1992 and 1993.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball manager
baseball player
human
allStarSelection 1970
bats right
battingAverage .256
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1944-03-17
debutDate 1967-09-16
debutLeague Major League Baseball
surface form: MLB
debutTeam Atlanta Braves
ethnicGroup African-American
finalGameDate 1978-09-30
finalSeasonAsManager 2010
finalTeamAsPlayer Pittsburgh Pirates
fullName Clarence Edwin Gaston
givenName Clarence
hallOfFameInduction Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2002
homeRuns 91
jerseyNumberAsManager 43
leaguePlayedIn Major League Baseball
managedFrom 1989
managedTeamLeague American League
managedUntil 1997
nickname Cito
notableAchievement first African-American manager to win a World Series
managed Toronto Blue Jays to back-to-back World Series championships in 1992 and 1993
notableFor leading Toronto Blue Jays to their first World Series championship
occupation Major League Baseball manager
Major League Baseball outfielder
placeOfBirth San Antonio
surface form: San Antonio, Texas, United States
positionPlayed outfielder
residence Toronto
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
returnedAsManager 2008
runsBattedIn 387
sport baseball
teamManaged Toronto Blue Jays
teamPlayedFor Atlanta Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
throws right
worldSeriesTitleAsManager 1992
1993

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Game 6 homeTeamManager Cito Gaston
subject surface form: Game 6 (1993 World Series)
Toronto Blue Jays notableManager Cito Gaston
1993 World Series winningManager Cito Gaston