Tony Pacheco: Managed at Havana

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Pacheco's Record As A Manager in the Astros' System
Club	League	Position	Won	Lost

1966 Bismarck-Mandan Pards	Northern	6th	16	47
1967 Covington Astros	Appalachian	4th	29	35
1968 Cocoa Astros	Florida State	2nd	74	65
1968 Covington Astros	Appalachian	2nd	39	32
1969 Peninsula Astros	Carolina	4th	67	76
1970 Cocoa Astros	Florida State	6th	43	84
1971 Cocoa Astros	Florida State	2nd	80	59
1972 Oklahoma City '89ers	American Assoc.	4th	57	83
After a seven-year minor-league career that saw him play in his home country of Cuba, Mexico, and his eventual home in Florida, Pacheco took his first managing job at Havana in 1959, replacing Napoleon Reyes for the Sugar Kings. But things were a little unsettled in the Cuban capital that year, and I guess Pacheco was glad to take a job in the States at Palatka for 1960. In 1961, he became an international scout with the new Colt .45 organization. He did that until 1966, when he was offered the job managing the Astros' new entry in the Northern League at Bismarck, North Dakota. He continued managing minor league teams for the 'Stros until 1973, when he jumped ship to the Indians and managed their San Antonio entry in the Texas League to a first place finish. He coached for the Cleveland club in '74, but by 1976, would return to the Astros organization as a coach for the big club. He would remain until 1982. Pacheco passed away five years later, in 1987.

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