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Mgr

1987 Dick Howser, mgr (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51 1985 Ian Stewart, keyboardist/road mgr (Rolling Stones), dies at 47 1981 Mariners mgr Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot 1980 Gene Michael named 25th Yank mgr, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns 1979 In New York 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as Yank mgr 1978 Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes mgr Billy Martin to suspend him 1977 Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when mgr Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) 1976 Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 to A's for mgr Chuck Tanner 1975 Frank Robinson debuts as 1st black baseball mgr (Cleve, beats New York 5-3) 1973 Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs mgr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager 1967 Johnny Keane, baseball player/mgr (Cards, New York Yanks), dies at 55 1964 Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general mgr for the Amsterdam Admirals 1962 Mgr J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp 1960 Detroit trades mgr Jimmy Dykes for Cleve's mgr Joe Gordon 1955 Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht 1955 Mgr Alfrink appointed archbishop of Utrecht 1953 Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr 1951 Yankee Joe DiMaggio and mgr Casey Stengel feud 1946 New York Giant Mel Ott is 1st mgr ejected from both games of a doubleheader 1935 Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs mgr Charlie Grimm and Chic players W English, B Jurges and B Herman for actions in World Series 1931 Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals/mgr, New York Yankees 1920 Phillies mgr Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats New York Giants 3-0 1917 Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR, Indian film star, politician 1913 St. Louis Browns mgr George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League 1909 "Col Tom" Parker, [Dries Van Kruijk], Neth, rock mgr, Elvis Presley 1908 Yanks replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost pct of any Yankee mgr 27-71 (.276) 1901 Cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant

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