Bio:
Appointed as the Washington Nationals hitting coach on January 12,
2006...returns to the big leagues for the first time since 2004, when he
served as hitting coach for National League-champion STL...there, tutored
Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds, among others...STL ranked among
the Senior Circuit's top 2 in runs scored for 3 straight seasons (2002-04),
including 2004, when they paced the NL in runs (757), hits (1544) and
slugging percentage (.460)....joined the Nationals as minor-league hitting
coordinator in 2005...was a teammate of Tony Armas, who is the father of
Nationalsf pitcher Tony Armas Jr., with OAK from 1977-82.



Coaching Career:
Joined STL's coaching staff following the 2001 All-Star Break after serving
for more than 2 years as the organization's minor league hitting
coordinator...became the STL hitting coach prior to the 2002 campaign, and
held that role through the 2004 season...STL's .275 team batting average from
2002-04 ranked first in the NL and 3rd in MLB behind only BOS (.283) and ANA
(.278)...also ranked 2nd in the NL during the same period with a .344 team
on-base percentage (trailed only SFG at .347)...STL's offense produced a
first-place tie in the NL Central and the NL Wild Card in 2001, a Central
Division title and a date in the 2002 NLCS, and a Central Division title and
World Series appearance in 2004...had joined the STL organization in 1998 as
the hitting coach at Triple-A Memphis...was KCR's first-base coach from
1995-97, and was OAK's hitting instructor at Triple-A Tacoma from 1992-94.



Playing Career:
Enjoyed an 8-year big league career with OAK (1977-83) and PIT (1984), during
which he batted .266 with 72 home runs and 259 RBI in 673 big league
contests...was named AL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News in 1977 after
hitting .307 with 21 homers and 75 RBI and 42 stolen bags for OAK...after 3
more full big league seasons from 1978-80, split the 1981 and 1982 campaigns
between OAK and Tacoma of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League...spent the
entire 1983 season with OAK...was released by OAK at the end of Spring
Training in 1984, and signed with PIT, May 19...split time with the big
league club and Triple-A Hawaii that year before finishing playing career
with 74 games with Hawaii in 1985...was originally drafted by OAK in the 4th
round of the 1970 January draft, but didn't sign...was then drafted by PIT in
the 3rd round of the 1973 June draft...was traded to OAK during Spring
Training of 1977 as part of a 9-player deal...PIT sent Page, Dave Giusti, Doc
Medich, Doug Bair, Rick Langford and Tony Armas to OAK for Phil Garner, Tommy
Helms and Chris Batton...in 1979, was an OAK teammate of Rickey Henderson,
who in 2001 surpassed Ty Cobb's all-time record of 2245 runs scored (finished
with 2295)...on June 27, 1979 at Royals Stadium, stroked a first-inning
single off Steve Busby to drive home Henderson from 2B for the rookie's first
career run.



Personal:
Mitchell Otis Page...makes his off-season home in Glendale, AZ...has one son
Kyle (1/10/87), who plays baseball at Brevard (FL) Community College, which
is located less than 10 miles from the Nationals' Spring Training complex in
Viera/Melbourne, FL.