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2004 William H. Pickering, rocket scientist, manager of the Mariner missions to Venus and Mars in the 1960s, dies at 93
1999 Allan Carr, "Producer, manager", Grease, dies at 62 1998 New York Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman 1998 New York Giant General Manager George Young resigns to accept NFL position 1997 Tampa Bay Devil Rays name their 1st manager Larry Rothschild 1997 San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year 1997 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns, he is named AL Manager of Year 1997 Rudolf Bing, opera manager (New York Met Opera), dies at 95 1997 Colonel Tom Parker, manager, promoted Elvis, dies at 87 1996 Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant 1996 Tommy Lasoda retires as Los Angeles Dodger manager 1996 "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 1996 Jock Wallace, football player/manager, dies at 60 1996 Bryan Chas Chandler, musician/manager, dies at 57 1996 Ronald George Hayward, political manager, dies at 78 1996 Bob Paisley, football manager, dies at 77 1996 Harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75 1995 Peter Grant, rock band manager, dies at 60 1995 Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals, dies at 67 1995 Harry Craft, baseball manager, dies at 80 1995 John Eric Tieman, production Manager (Guardian), dies at 67 1995 James Bullock, colliery manager, dies at 92 1995 Tiger manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike 1995 Tony Secunda, rock band manager, dies at 54 1994 Michael Joyce, stage Manager, dies at 48 1994 Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine), dies at 80 1994 Toby Rowland, theatrical manager, dies at 77 1994 Ronald Russell, actor/manager (We Are Angels), dies at 83 1992 Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies 1992 Rene Lachemann hired as Florida Marlins 1st manager 1992 Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit's winningest manager 1992 Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83 1991 Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as New York Yankee manager 1991 Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game 1991 Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86 1991 John Hart becomes general manager of Cleveland Indians 1991 Comedian Jackie Mason marries his manager Jyll Rosenfeld (37) 1991 Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son Dodger manager, dies of pneumonia at 33 1991 John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies 1991 H J of Royen, manager Dutch Concertgebouw Orchestra, dies at 52 1990 Reggie Williams becomes 1st General Manager of WLAF's NY-New Jersey Knights 1990 Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series 1990 Gene Michael names New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager replacing Harding Peterson 1990 Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with General Manager Bobby Cox 1990 Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as New York Yankee manager 1990 Mets replace manager Davey Johnson with Buddy Harrelson 1990 New York Mets fire manager Davey Johnson and hire Bud Harrelson 1990 Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asstistant General Manager (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office) 1989 Billy Martin, New York Yankee manager, killed in a car accident at 61 1989 Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose 1989 Bob Quinn resigns as New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager and replaced by Harding Peterson 1989 Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as New York Yankee manager 1989 Country singer Rebe McEntire weds her manager Narvel Blackstone 1989 NHL's New York Rangers fire General Manager and coach Phil Esposito 1989 Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams and replace him with Cito Gaston 1989 Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation 1989 Former baseball player and manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash 1988 Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of New York Yankees 1988 Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager 1988 Jim Fregosi is fired as manager of White Sox 1988 Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time 1988 Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2 1988 Red Sox replace manager John McNamara with Joe Morgan 1988 Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton 1988 Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager 1988 Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump 1988 New York Met Davey Johnson becomes 2nd manager to record 400 victory in 1st 4 years (Al Lopez did it 1st) 1988 Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Baltimore Orioles 1988 Philippe de Rothschild, Bordeaux Vineyard manager, dies in Paris at 86 1987 Woody Woodward resigns as New York Yankee General Manager, Lou Piniella is named General Manager and Billy Martin is named New York Yankee manager for 5th and final time 1987 Dick Howser, manager (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51 1987 David Savoy, Jr., rock manager (Husker Du), commits suicide at 24 1986 Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly 1986 Royals announce manager Dick Howser, 50, has a brain tumor 1986 Karl-Heinz Beckurts, West german Siemens manager, murdered 1986 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues 1986 Jim Fregosi replaces Tony LaRussa as White Sox manager 1985 Ian Stewart, keyboardist/road manager (Rolling Stones), dies at 47 1985 Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager, dies at 71 1985 Lou Piniella named New York Yankee manager 1985 Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time 1984 Walter Alston, Baseball manager (Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 72 1984 Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues 1983 Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time 1983 Despite being in 1st place in NL East, Phils fire manager Pat Corrales 1983 Walter Alston, Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame 1983 Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time 1982 Clyde King named Yankee manager 1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds retiring Earl Weaver as Oriole manager 1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager 1982 Gene Mauch resigns as manager of Angels 1982 Billy Martin fired as manager of Oakland A's 1982 Clyde King replaces Gene Michaels as New York Yankee manager 1982 Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager 1982 Gene Michael becomes New York Yankee manager for 2nd time 1982 Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon and replaces him with Gene Michael 1981 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1981 Bob Lemon named New York Yankee manager for 2nd time 1981 Royals manager Jim Frey is fired and replaced by Dick Howser 1981 Mariners manager Maury Wills is fired and replaced by Rene Lachemann 1981 Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot 1980 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1980 Astros owner John McMullen replaces General Manager Tal Smith with Al Rosen 1980 Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager 1980 Seattle Mariners replace manager Darrell Johnson with Maury Wills 1980 A's manager Billy Martin restrained by umps from attacking a fan 1979 Billy Martin fired as Yankee manager (2nd time) 1979 Dick Howser (best Yank manager win-lost percentage .636) replaces Billy Martin 1979 Phillies replaces manager Danny Ozark with Dallas Green 1979 In New York 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as Yank manager 1979 Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon 1979 Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson 1979 Baltimore manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper 1979 Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's 1978 Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years 1978 On Old Timer's Day, New York Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as New York Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become General Manager 1978 Bob Lemon replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager 1978 Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson 1978 Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes manager Billy Martin to suspend him 1978 Larry Doby becomes manager of Chicago White Sox 1978 Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training) 1978 Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (New York Yankees), dies at 96 1977 Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) 1977 Billy Hunter becomes Rangers' 4th manager in 6 days 1977 Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg 1976 Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 59 1976 Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 to A's for manager Chuck Tanner 1976 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) 1976 Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Dodger manager 1976 Cleveland manager Frank Robinson last game as a player 1976 Pieter Balledux, actor/stage manager/resistance fighter, dies at 89 1976 Johan[nes A] Card, actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady), dies at 78 1975 Casey Stengel, New York Yankee manager 1949 - 1960, dies in Glendale at 85 1975 Astros hire Bill Virdon to replace Preston Gomez as manager 1975 Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees 1975 Billy Martin fired as Texas Rangers manager 1975 Frank Robinson debuts as 1st black baseball manager (Cleveland, beats New York 5-3) 1974 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) 1974 Frank Robinson becomes baseball's 1st black manager with the Cleveland Indians 1974 Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by ump from 2 games in 1 day 1974 New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager 1973 Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL president 1973 Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president 1973 A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series 1973 Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager 1973 Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers 1973 Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers 1973 Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs manager Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager 1972 Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros 1972 George Wiess, General Manager (New York Yankees), dies at 78 1972 Gil Hodges, manager (New York Mets), dies of heart attack at 57 1972 Bill Torrey becomes 1st Islander General Manager 1971 Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement 1971 Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein 1971 Roy Keane, born in Cork, Ireland, soccer player, midfielder, manager of Ipswich Town, an English Championship club, represented Republic of Ireland in 1994 World Cup and 2002 World Cup 1970 Billy Martin named manager of Detroit Tigers 1969 Billy Martin fired as Twins' manager 1969 Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series 1969 Billy Martin (97-65) is fired as manager of AL West-winning Twins 1969 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, Vice President, General Manager and head coach of Redskins 1968 Billy Martin named manager of Twins 1968 New York Met manager Gil Hodges suffers a heart attack 1968 Earl Weaver replaces Hank Bauer as manager of Orioles 1967 Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's 1967 Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager 1967 Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 1967 Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, and fired again as manager of A's 1967 Stan Musial is named General Manager of Cards 1967 Johnny Keane, baseball player/manager (Cards, New York Yankees), dies at 55 1966 Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame 1966 Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene 1965 Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and general manager 1965 Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants 1965 Casey Stengel resigns as manager of New York Mets 1965 New York Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager 1964 Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general manager for the Amsterdam Admirals 1964 Yankees fire Manager Yogi Berra 1964 Kevin Kennedy, baseball manager for the Texas Rangers 1964 Paul Parker, born in West Ham, London, athlete, soccer player, commentator, critical player at 1990 World Cup with England, manager, Blue Square Premier League 1963 Missy Hyatt, born in Atlanta, Georgia, wrestling manager, WCW, ECW 1961 Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein 1961 Charlie Finley, changes A's manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer 1961 Chris Heyne, Offenbach Germ, WLAF General Manager for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1960 Mickey Vernon is hired as 1st manager of new Washington team 1960 George Weiss, at 66, resigns as General Manager of New York Yankees 1960 Ralph Houk, 41, replaces Casey Stengel as Yankee manager 1960 Detroit trades manager Jimmy Dykes for Cleveland's manager Joe Gordon 1960 Giants hire Tom Sheehan as baseball's oldest debuting manager (66) 1960 Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt 1957 Lena Ashwell, English actress/theatrical manager (Kingsway), dies at 84 1956 White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him 1956 AP names Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year 1956 Mark Daniel Gearan, born in Gardner, Massachusetts, campaign manager, Al Gore 1956 Connie Mack, baseball manager (Philadelphia A's, 1901-50), dies at 93 1955 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at 85 1955 Branch Rickey steps down as General Manager of the Pirates 1955 Patricia J. Engfer, general manager, Hyatt Regency-Orlando 1954 Phil Neale, born in Scunthorpe, England, cricketer, coach, team manager, played for Worcestershire, played football for Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United, 1989 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1954 Trevor Francis, British soccer manager 1953 Walter Alston named Dodger manager 1953 Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954 1953 Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as Baltimore Orioles manager 1953 Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Baltimore Orioles 1953 Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Philadelphia A's 1953 Nick Leyva, baseball manager, Phillies 1988-91 1953 Margaret L. Augustine, born in Buffalo, New York, project manager, Biosphere 2 1952 Alexander Leibkind, Germany, judo, 1976 Olympics, WLAF, General Manager for the Rhein Fire 1952 Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell, as Cincinnati Reds manager 1952 Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1952 St. Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby 1952 Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves 1951 Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud 1951 Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager, Newcastle United 1950 Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager 1950 After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau 1950 Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year 1950 Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as Vice President/General Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates 1950 Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years 1950 Connie Mack named Honorary Manager of the All-Star Game 1950 Kenny Dalglish, soccer manager 1949 Wendy Pritchard, Australian women's field hockey team manager 1996 Olympics 1948 Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager 1948 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager 1948 Tommy Matola, rock manager/CEO, CBS records 1948 Herb Pennock, pitcher (New York Yankees)/General Manager (Phillies), dies 1947 Larry MacPhail resigns as Yankees General Manager after final game of World Series 1947 Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox 1947 Andy Roxburgh, soccer manager, Scotland 1946 Johnny Neun replaces Bill Dickey as Yankee manager 1946 New York Giant Mel Ott is 1st manager ejected from both games of a doubleheader 1946 Bill Dickey replaces Joe McCarthy as Yankee manager 1946 Craig Patrick, born in Detroit, Michigan, hockey player, coach, general manager of Pittsburgh Penguins 1989 - 2006 1946 Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final home run 1945 Michael Joyce, stage manager 1945 Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him 1944 Joe McCarthy returns as Yankee manager after an illness 1944 Cito Gaston, MLB manager for the Toronto Blue Jays 1944 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves 1943 Andre Antoine, French stage manager (Theatre Antoine), dies at 85 1943 John Mackin, born in Bellshill, Scotland, soccer player, footballer, manager, Corby Town 1943 Max Reinhardt, Austrian stage manager (Turandot), dies 1943 Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1943 Lou Pinella, Yankee manager, 1969 AL rookie of the year 1943 Andy Roxburgh, manager soccer team, Scotland 1943 Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg 1943 Davy Johnson, baseball manager for the New York Mets 1943 Jim Lefebvre, Hawthorne California, baseball manager for the Seattle Mariners 1943 Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager 1942 Branch Rickey named president/General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 Jerry Jones, owner/General Manager for the Dallas Cowboys 1942 Phil Esposito, NHL center/General Manager, Bruins, Rangers 1941 Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager 1941 Ump Jocko Conlan ejects Pirate manager Frankie Frisch for coming out on field holding an umbrella to get a rainout 1941 Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1941 Lee MacPhail, Dodger General Manager predicts all players will wear batting helmets 1940 Tony Secunda, rock band manager 1940 Joseph Torre, outfield/manager, Braves, Mets, 1971 NL MVP 1939 Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1939 Colin Webb, general manager, Press Association 1938 Babe Ruth applies for job of St. Louis Browns' manager 1938 Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger, New York Yankees 1937 Dick Howser, shortstop, Kansas City A's, manager for the Kansas City Royals 1936 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel 1936 Robert Simpson, Australian cricket player/manager 1935 Cal Ripken Sr, baseball manager for the Baltimore Orioles 1935 Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm and Chicago players W English, B Jurges and B Herman for actions in World Series 1935 Jock Wallace, soccer star/manager 1935 Frank Robinson, baseball player/manager, MVP 1961-NL 1966-AL 1935 Jack Charlton, soccer manager, Rep of Ireland 1935 Peter Grant, rock band manager 1935 Brian Clough, soccer manager 1935 Eastern Airlines hires Eddie Rickenbacker as General Manager 1934 Brian Epstein, rock manager, Beatles 1934 Wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies 1934 Dallas Green, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees 1934 John McGraw, manager (New York Giants), dies at 60 1934 Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1934 George "Sparky" Anderson, South Dakota, baseball manager, Reds, Tigers 1933 Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager 1933 Darijan Bozic, born in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, composer, conductor, manager, artistic director of The Slovene National Theater Opera and Ballet Ljubljana 1933 Wilson Mizner, playwright, entrepreneur, raconteur, wrote, 'The Deep Purple', 'The Greyhound', opium addict, boxing manager, hotel manager, managed restaurant The Brown Derby, with brother, Addison Mizner, dies 1932 Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators 1932 Mickey Stewart, manager, England Cricket Team 1932 Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chicago Cubs 1932 John McGraw, who came to New York in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants 1931 Whitey Herzog, baseball manager for the St. Louis Cardinals 1931 Jim Frey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, manager, coach, Major League Baseball teams, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1931 Joe McCarthy debuts as New York Yankee manager 1931 Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager 1930 Roger Hornsby replaces Joe McCarthy as Cubs manager 1930 Earl Weaver, born in St. Louis, Missouri, manager, Baltimore Orioles 1968-82, 85-86 1930 David Sexton, soccer manager 1930 Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" 1929 Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager 1929 Miller Huggins, manager (New York Yankees), dies from blood poisoning at 49 1929 Dick Williams, baseball player, manager, including Seattle 1986-87 1928 Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals 1928 Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman and manager, New York Yankees, Oakland A's 1928 44-yr old New York Ranger General Manager Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, and beats Montreal Maroons 2-1 1927 Joseph Wilbur Adcock, manager/player, Braves 1927 John Eric Tieman, production manager, The Guardian 1927 Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1926 Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager 1926 Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager 1926 Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager 1926 Lester Patrick becomes 1st coach and General Manager of New York Rangers 1926 Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers 1926 Squire Bancroft, Butterfield, actor/manager (Haymarket), dies at 84 1926 Ronald Alley, art gallery manager, Tate Gallery 1925 White Sox manager Eddie Collins gets 3,000 hit 1925 Rogers Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Cardinals 1924 Gil Hodges, baseball player/manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets 1924 Pat Moran, manager (Cincinnati Reds), dies of Bright's Disease 1924 Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators) 1923 Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals 1921 Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies 1920 Ed Barrow appointed General Manager of New York Yankees 1920 Harry Potts, soccer star/manager 1920 Bob Lemon, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, manager, New York Yankees, 1978 1920 Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats New York Giants 3-0 1919 Ralph Houk, baseball manager, Yankees, Tigers 1919 Reds hire Pat Moran as manager as Christy Mathewson, is still in France with U.S. Army 1919 Bob Paisley, English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool 1918 Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager 1918 Christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army 1918 Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play" 1918 William Rigney, baseball manager for the San Francisco Giants 1917 Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager, Pittsburgh Pirates 1917 Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager, 1948 AP Athlete of Year 1917 Ronald George Hayward, political manager 1916 Toby Rowland, theatrical manager 1916 Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus 1915 Harry Craft, baseball manager 1915 Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit 1914 Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager 1914 Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic, Dance Magazine 1913 Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager 1913 St. Louis Browns manager George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League 1913 Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager 1913 Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager 1912 Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies 1911 Walter Alston, baseball manager, Dodgers 1911 Clark Griffith is named manager of Washington Senators 1910 Ronald Russell, actor/manager, We are Angels, Little Dorrit 1910 George H Poyser, English soccer player/manager, Brentford 1909 "Col Tom" Parker, Dries Van Kruijk, born in Netherlands, rock manager, Elvis Presley 1908 Alfonso Lopez, baseball player, AL Manager of the year 1959 1908 Yankees replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost percentage of any Yankee manager 27-71 (.276) 1907 Bill Dickey, New York Yankee hall-of-fame catcher, 1928 - 1943, manager, 1946 1906 Hugh Jennings resigns as Baltimore manager to take over at Detroit in 1907 1906 Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants 1903 James Bullock, colliery manager 1902 New York Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw 1902 John McGraw named manager of New York Giants 1902 John McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years) 1902 Philippe de Rothschild, Paris, manager, Bordeaux Vineyard 1902 Rudolph Bing, opera manager, New York Metropolitan Opera 1901 Cincinnati Enquirer reports Baltimore manager John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant 1899 John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager 1897 Johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor/stage manager, My Fair Lady 1896 Bucky Harris, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees 1890 Casey Stengel, baseball manager, Yankees, 1949 - 1960, New York Met's 1st 1886 Pieter "Pierre" Balledux, stage manager/Dutch resistance fighter 1883 Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager 1881 Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager, New York Yankees 1879 Roger P Bresnaham, hall of fame catcher/manager 1877 Frank Chance, baseball player/manager, Tinkers to Evers to Chance 1876 Wilson Mizner, born in Benicia, California, playwright, entrepreneur, raconteur, wrote, 'The Deep Purple', 'The Greyhound', opium addict, boxing manager, hotel manager, managed restaurant The Brown Derby, with brother, Addison Mizner 1873 Lilian Mary Baylis, manager, Old Vic and Sadler's Wells Theater 1873 John McGraw, born in Truxton, New York, MLB player and manager of the New York Giants, nicknamed 'Little Napoleon' 1872 Lena Ashwell, England, actress/theatrical manager, Kingsway 1869 Aurelien FM Lugne-Poe, French actor/stage manager, La Parade 1869 Clark Griffith, Missouri, baseball player/manager, New York Yankees 1862 Connie Mack, born in East Brookfield, Massachusetts, HOF baseball executive/manager, Philadelphia A's 1900 - 1950 1859 Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager, Chicago White Sox 1853 Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager, Trilby 1847 Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/author, Dracula 1841 Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter 1832 Charles Boycott, Ireland, estate manager 1824 Gioacchino Rossini becomes manager of Theatre Italian, Paris 1814 Philip Astley, theatre manager, dies |
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