Background
Tracy, Jim was born on December 31, 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Son of Jim Tracy, Senior.
Tracy, Jim was born on December 31, 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Son of Jim Tracy, Senior.
Attended, Marietta College.
Tracy was named manager of the Rockies after previous manager, Clint Hurdle, was fired on May 29, 2009. He has accumulated two playoff wins in his 11-year managerial career. He was an All-America baseball player at Marietta College, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III institution in Ohio.
Tracy played as an outfielder for parts of two seasons with the Chicago Cubs in 1980-1981.
He also played two seasons in Japan with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales in 1983-1984. Tracy worked as a minor league manager for several organizations.
He is featured as the manager of the 1988 Peoria Chiefs in the book "The Boys Who Would Be Cubs", by Joseph Bosco. Tracy later served as the bench coach of the Montreal Expos (under manager Felipe Alou), and the Dodgers (under manager Davey Johnson) in 1999 and 2000.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tracy was manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2001 to 2005, compiling 4 winning seasons and a 427–383 record.
On October 3, 2005, after finishing the season at 71-91, Tracy and the Dodgers agreed to part ways citing "philosophical differences."
Pittsburgh Pirates
He was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 11, 2005. In two disappointing seasons in Pittsburgh, he compiled a 135–189 record. Tracy was fired by the Pirates on October 5, 2007.
Colorado Rockies
Jim Tracy was hired as bench coach for the Colorado Rockies in November 2008.
On May 29, 2009, Clint Hurdle was fired with an 18–28 record, and Tracy was named to replace him. Tracy led the Rockies to the postseason, with a 74–42 (638) record after taking over as manager, but lost the NLDS to the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 3 games to 1.
In 2010, the Rockies lost 13 of their last 14 games, collapsing from a 1/2 game deficit in the wild card race to finish 7 games behind an Atlanta Braves team that went 6-8 in the same span. In 2011, the Rockies began the season with an 11-2 record before finishing the season with a 62-87 (416) run that landed them in 4th place.
After the 2011 season, the Rockies rewarded Tracy with an "indefinite" contract extension.
The Rockies went on to accumulate a 37-65 record (363) through August 1, leading to a front office reshuffle that left Jim Tracy and his staff intact. Tracy resigned as manager of the Rockies on October 7, 2012, following a disappointing and injury plagued 2012 season that saw the Rockies finish 64-98, the worst record in franchise history. As of January 2, 2015.
Married Debra Tracy; children: Brian, Chad, Mark.