Royals in 1992. Schaefer then moved on to the Boston Red Sox organization, serving as a special assignment scout and later the director of player development from 1994 to the midseason of 1998. During that time, he hired Bob Geren as a manager in the Boston farm system; a decade later, when Geren was named the 2007 manager of the Oakland Athletics, he brought Schaefer to Oakland as bench coach on his staff. Although Schaefer received positive notices for his work as the Red Sox' player development chief, he clashed with general manager Dan Duquette and was fired during the summer of 1998; several minor league managers and coaches, including Geren, departed the organization with Schaefer, who spent the next three years as a special assistant to the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles before returning to the Royals in 2001 as a bench coach and infielders coach. After his 2005 departure from Kansas City, he spent 2006 as a special assignment scout with the Atlanta Braves. He was bench coach for the Oakland Athletics in 2007, and was named to the same role for the Dodgers and its new manager, Joe Torre, for the 2008 season, a role he held through 2010. After Torre's retirement, Schaefer announced he would not return on the staff of incoming manager Don Mattingly, saying that he thought Mattingly should pick a younger coach who could continue for a number of years. His career record as an MLB manager is 6–12 (.333), including his 5–12 mark during his 2005 tenure. Managerial records References John Montague, ed., New York Mets 1985 Organization Book. St. Petersburg, Florida: Baseball Library, 1985. 1944 births Living people Atlanta Braves scouts Baltimore Orioles executives Baltimore Orioles scouts Baseball players from Connecticut Boston Red Sox executives Boston Red Sox scouts Bourne Braves players Cape Cod Baseball League coaches Cedar Rapids Cardinals players Gulf Coast Cardinals players Kansas City Royals coaches Kansas City Royals managers Kansas City Royals scouts Los Angeles Dodgers coaches Major League Baseball bench coaches Major League Baseball farm directors Major League Baseball first base coaches Modesto Reds players Norfolk Tides managers Oakland Athletics coaches People from Putnam, Connecticut Rock Hill Cardinals players Sportspeople from Windham County, Connecticut Washington Nationals scouts