Given the question: Facts: - finalteam: minnesota twins - finalyear: 1964 - statlabel: batting average home runs runs batted in managerial record - position: second baseman - statvalue: .140 1 10 45 -- 60 -lrb- .429 -rrb- - throws: right - debutteam: minnesota twins - bats: right - debutdate: september 15 - birth date: 15 august 1932 - finaldate: august 2 - name: jim snyder - birth place: dearborn , michigan , u.s. - debutyear: 1961 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim snyder -lrb- second baseman -rrb- .
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james robert snyder -lrb- born august 15 , 1932 -rrb- is a retired american professional baseball player , coach and manager , best known for his 105-game stint as pilot of the 1988 seattle mariners , from june 6 through the end of the season .the former second baseman , born in dearborn , michigan , threw and batted right-handed , stood tall and weighed during his 12-year playing career , which included 41 games played at the major league level over three terms with the minnesota twins -lrb- 1961 -- 62 ; 1964 -rrb- .snyder attended eastern michigan university , earning bachelor 's and master 's degrees .his minor league career as a second baseman began in 1953 , and after lengthy service with the triple-a indianapolis indians , he was acquired by the twins in september .as a 29-year-old rookie , snyder went hitless in five at bats that month , then notched only one safety in ten at bats during an early-season trial with minnesota .he did n't return to the majors until june 1964 , when the twins gave him a 26-game audition .altogether , he batted only .140 in 86 mlb at bats , with 12 hits and one home run , hit july 15 , 1964 , off don rudolph of the washington senators .in 1966 , he began his managerial career in the farm system of the cincinnati reds , where over 11 years he rose from short season -- class a to the triple-a level as skipper of the 1976 indianapolis indians .snyder then spent five seasons as a manager in the philadelphia phillies ' organization , including two years at triple-a with the oklahoma city 89ers .in 1982 , he was among several phillies ' instructors and scouts who accompanied dallas green to the chicago cubs ' system , where snyder was field coordinator of instruction from 1982 -- 86 and a major league coach in .during that offseason , snyder joined the mariners ' 1988 staff as first-base coach for veteran manager dick williams .with the mariners at 23 -- 33 on june 6 , and williams under fire for lack of communication with his players , snyder was promoted to acting...