Andy Stankiewicz

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Andrew Neal Stankiewicz (Stanky) (born August 10, 1964) in Inglewood, California, U.S. is a retired Major League Baseball middle-infielder, presently an assistant baseball coach at Arizona State University.^{[citation needed]} In 2004 and 2005 he served as the manager of the Staten Island Yankees^{[citation needed]}, the class A affiliate of the New York Yankees, whom he led to the 2005 NY-Penn League Championship.

Shorter than most major leaguers, at 5-9, and only 165 pounds, he went to St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, California.^{[citation needed]}

He is an alumnus of Pepperdine University, where he was a standout for the Waves baseball program and graduated in 1984 with a degree in sociology. He is 3rd on the school's all-time list in stolen bases (101).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Minor league career

In 11 seasons in the minor leagues, he played primarily shortstop and second base. In 1987 he hit .307 at Ft. Lauderdale, and in 1989 he stole 41 bases in 498 at bats at Albany.

[edit] Major league career

Stankiewicz played for four different ballclubs during his career: the New York Yankees (1992-1993), Houston Astros (1994-1995), Montreal Expos (1996-1997), and Arizona Diamondbacks (1998).

He made his Major League Baseball debut on April 11, 1992, and played his final game on September 23, 1998.

He was a 27-year-old rookie in 1992, when he hit .268 for the Yankees, and .304 with runners in scoring position, and set what turned out to be career highs in at bats (400), runs (52), home runs (2), RBIs (25), and stolen bases (9).

[edit] Miscellaneous

He played under Buck Showalter for 3 different teams, in '87, '92-'93, and '98.

Following his playing career, he managed the Staten Island Yankees, New York's single-A (short season) affiliate, for two seasons (2004-2005), which culminated with a New York-Penn League title in 2005. Since 2006 he has been an assistant baseball coach at Arizona State University.

[edit] See also

• Montreal Expos all-time roster
• Arizona Diamondbacks all-time roster

[edit] External links

• baseball-reference.com

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