He stayed on Chicago's coaching staff until 1981, and then joined the Houston Astros organization as a roving minor league hitting instructor, a position he held through 1987. Later, he worked as a hitting coach for Houston in 1988. The Seattle Mariners hired Clines as their hitting coach before the 1988 season.
He stayed on Chicago's coaching staff until 1981 and then became a minor league hitting instructor for the Houston Astros, holding this position through 1987. In 1988, he worked as a hitting coach for Houston. The Seattle Mariners hired Clines to be their hitting coach before the start of the 1988 season.