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Kenneth Edward Macha (; born September 29, 1950, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. During an 8-year managing career, he managed the Oakland Athletics (2003–06), whom he guided to the American League's Western Division championship in both his first and final seasons with the team, and the Milwaukee Brewers (2009–10). During a 6-year playing career, Macha played in 1974 and from 1977 to 1981 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, and the Toronto Blue Jays. He was a first cousin to Hal Newhouser.〔(Nine to be inducted into CWRU athletic hall of fame )〕 In the offseason, he lives in Murrysville, Pennsylvania with his family. Macha frequently appears on Root Sports Pittsburgh as a postgame analyst for the Pirates. ==Playing career== Macha is a graduate of Gateway High School in Monroeville, a suburb of Pittsburgh, and played college ball at the University of Pittsburgh. He was selected by Pittsburgh in the sixth round of the 1972 June draft. He was the Eastern League batting champion in 1974 with the Thetford Mines Pirates. Macha made his major league debut on September 14, 1974, going 1-for-1 in a 17-2 Pirates loss to the Expos at Jarry Park. He is one of only a handful of players to play for both the Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays, Canada's two major league franchises. His last major league appearance was on September 30, 1981 in a 3-0- Blue Jays loss to the Oakland Athletics. Macha hit a combined .258 in 180 Major League Baseball games. Following his major league career, Macha spent four years playing in Japan with the Chunichi Dragons, from 1982 until 1985. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ken Macha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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