# Bill Lachemann

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**William Charles Lachemann** (April 5, 1934 – February 3, 2024) was an American [professional baseball](/source/Professional_baseball) [coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)). He coached in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [California Angels](/source/California_Angels) in 1995 and 1996 and also coached in [Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball).

## Biography

Lachemann was the eldest brother of three siblings who have had long careers in the game: [Marcel](/source/Marcel_Lachemann) and [Rene](/source/Rene_Lachemann) have been players, [managers](/source/Manager_(baseball)) and coaches in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball). He attended [Susan Miller Dorsey High School](/source/Susan_Miller_Dorsey_High_School) in [Crenshaw, Los Angeles](/source/Crenshaw,_Los_Angeles) and played for Dorsey's baseball team.[2]

Lachemann had a nine-season [minor league](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) catching career, interrupted by two years of military service, in the [Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) farm system. In his best season, [1960](/source/1960_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season) with the [Great Falls Dodgers](/source/Great_Falls_Dodgers) of the Class C [Pioneer League](/source/Pioneer_League_(baseball)), Lachemann [batted](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) .307 and swatted a career-high 10 [home runs](/source/Home_runs). During his minor league career, Lachemann hit .253 with 30 homers. He stood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall, weighed 190 pounds (86 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed.[3]

As a manager of Class A, Short Season A and Rookie-level teams in the farm systems of the Angels and [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) for 14 seasons, Lachemann's teams compiled a 630–781 (.446) record.

In [1995](/source/1995_California_Angels_season) and [1996](/source/1996_California_Angels_season), Bill Lachemann served as [bullpen](/source/Bullpen) coach on the staff of his brother Marcel, then skipper of the Angels.[4]

Lachemann died on February 3, 2024, at the age of 89.[5]

## References

1. [William C. Lachemann](https://www.greatfallstribune.com/obituaries/pmts0718409)

1. Baxter, Kevin (March 19, 2013). ["Bill Lachemann, 78, keeps Angels ahead of curve behind the plate"](https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-mar-19-la-sp-angels-bill-lachemann-20130315-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

1. ["Bill Lachemann Minor Leagues Statistics"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=lachem001wil). *baseball-reference.com*. sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

1. ["Bill Lachemann"](http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/L/Plachb801.htm). *[Retrosheet](/source/Retrosheet).org*. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

1. Levine, Matt (4 February 2024). ["Longtime Angels Coach Passes Away"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240209050217/https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/news/longtime-angels-coach-passes-away-ml0802). SI. Archived from [the original](https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/news/longtime-angels-coach-passes-away-ml0802) on February 9, 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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