Jim Leyland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Leyland

former baseball player and manager from the United States

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1944

Place of Birth: Perrysburg, Ohio, United States

Profession: baseball manager, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is a retired Major League Baseball manager.
He currently serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers and is the manager of the United States national baseball team. He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 1997, and previously won three straight division titles (1990, 1991, and 1992) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
With the Tigers victory in the 2006 American League Championship Series, Leyland became the seventh manager in history to win pennants in both the National and American Leagues.
He is a three-time Manager of the Year Award winner, twice in the National League (1990 and 1992), and once in the American League (2006).