Bill Rigney

William Joseph Rigney (January 29, 1918 – February 20, 2001) was an American professional infielder and manager in Major League Baseball whose career in the majors spanned 26 years. Born in Alameda, California, Rigney batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch tall, and weighed 178 pounds. He began his professional career in 1938, signing with the unaffiliated Oakland Oaks of the top-level Pacific Coast League.

Rigney played his entire major-league career as an infielder with the New York Giants from 1946 to 1953. He then spent 18 seasons as a manager for three major-league clubs. He began managing with the Giants, serving as the franchise's last manager in New York City in 1957 and its first in San Francisco in 1958.

In 1961, Rigney became the first manager in the history of the Los Angeles Angels of the American League, a post he held until May 1969. In 1970, he managed the Minnesota Twins to the American League West division championship, the only postseason appearance of his managerial tenure. Fired midseason in 1972, he concluded his managerial career in 1976 with a one-year term back at the helm of his original team, the Giants.