7 ) ▁with ▁an ▁E RA ▁of ▁ 3 . 2 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁ade pt ▁with ▁the ▁bat , ▁compiling ▁a ▁. 2 1 1 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁with ▁ 5 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 7 7 ▁R BI ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁L op at ▁managed ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁Richmond ▁Vir g ini ans ▁for ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 – 5 8 , ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁ro ving ▁pitch ing ▁coach ▁in ▁the ▁Bom bers ' ▁farm ▁system ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁, ▁he ▁served ▁one ▁season ▁the ▁Yan ke es ' ▁ML B ▁pitch ing ▁coach ▁during ▁Case y ▁St eng el ' s ▁final ▁campaign ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁manager . ▁That ▁year ▁produced ▁an ▁American ▁League ▁p enn ant ▁for ▁the ▁Yan ke es , ▁but ▁a ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Series . ▁L op at ▁was ▁not ▁re h ired ▁by ▁St eng el ' s ▁successor , ▁Ralph ▁Hou k , ▁but ▁he ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁as ▁pitch ing ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Athletics ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁ ▁L op at ▁was ▁t apped ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁Athletics ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁this ▁role ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁His ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁squad ▁finished ▁in ▁e ighth ▁place ,