Dave Bialas

David Bruce Bialas is an American former minor [league baseball] player and is currently the manager of the New York Yankees Class A Minor League Short Season team in Staten Island, New York and Major League Baseball coach. He served as a coach for the Chicago Cubs from 1995 through 1999 and in 2002. As a minor league outfielder and first baseman in the St. [Louis Cardinals] system, Bialas played 1021 games from 1973 through 1982, batting.274 in 3448 at bats, with 36 home runs, 214 RBIs and 263 runs scored. As a minor league manager in the Cardinals' and Cubs' systems, he managed 1373 games, winning 711 and losing 662 for a winning percentage of.518. On November 1, 2012, the Atlanta Braves announced Bialas as their next minor league fielding coordinator, replacing Dave Trembley.
Bialas was born in Houston, Texas and is a graduate of Bellaire [High School (Bellaire, Texas)|Bellaire High School] in nearby Bellaire, Texas.