Brian Graham

Brian Graham (born April 9, 1960 in San Diego, California) is a former minor league baseball player, coach and manager and major league coach for the Cleveland Indians. He is the former director of player development for the Baltimore Orioles. He is currently employed as the director of the Appalachian league. College Graham attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he played both baseball and football. When he finished his collegiate career, Graham held school records for hits, stolen bases, and runs. In football, Graham was a member of the 1978 Fiesta Bowl team. In 1996, he was inducted into the school's Baseball Hall of Fame. Brian received a bachelor's in behavioral sciences from National University in 1987. Minor league career In 1982, Graham was chosen in the fourth round of the 1982 draft by the Oakland Athletics, and he played in the minor league systems of Oakland, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Detroit Tigers, and the Cleveland Indians over the next five years as a second baseman. Coaching/managing In nine seasons as a minor league manager in the Cleveland Indians organization, Graham's teams finished above .500 each year, compiling a 704-491 (.589) record. Graham managed eight consecutive playoff teams. He was named the Carolina League's Manager of the Year in 1991 while leading the Kinston Indians to a championship, the “Best Managerial Prospect” by Eastern League managers and Baseball America in 1993 and Minor League Manager of the Year by USA Today's Baseball Weekly in 1996 while with the Buffalo Bisons (winning a championship in 1997). Graham has also managed in the Dominican Republic Winter League for Aguilas (1991) and has also coached and managed in the Arizona Fall League (1993–94).