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2012 Event - Barcelona's association football manager Josep Guardiola announces his resignation 2011 Event - In Chicago, the Chicago Cubs baseball team fires their manager, Mike Quade 2010 Death - Malcolm McLaren, Sex Pistols manager/notorious for the banned "God Save the Queen" single, dies in New York. 2004 Death - William H. Pickering, rocket scientist, manager of the Mariner missions to Venus and Mars in the 1960s, dies at 93 1999 Death - Allan Carr, "Producer, manager", Grease, dies at 62 1998 Event - New York Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman 1998 Event - New York Giant General Manager George Young resigns to accept NFL position 1997 Event - Tampa Bay Devil Rays name their 1st manager Larry Rothschild 1997 Event - San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year 1997 Event - 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns, he is named AL Manager of Year 1997 Death - Rudolf Bing, opera manager (New York Met Opera), dies at 95 1997 Death - Colonel Tom Parker, manager, promoted Elvis, dies at 87 1996 Event - Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant 1996 Event - Tommy Lasoda retires as Los Angeles Dodger manager 1996 Death - "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 1996 Death - Jock Wallace, football player/manager, dies at 60 1996 Death - Bryan Chas Chandler, musician/manager, dies at 57 1996 Death - Ronald George Hayward, political manager, dies at 78 1996 Death - Bob Paisley, football manager, dies at 77 1996 Death - Harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75 1995 Death - Peter Grant, rock band manager, dies at 60 1995 Death - Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals, dies at 67 1995 Death - Harry Craft, baseball manager, dies at 80 1995 Death - John Eric Tieman, production Manager (Guardian), dies at 67 1995 Death - James Bullock, colliery manager, dies at 92 1995 Event - Tiger manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike 1995 Death - Tony Secunda, rock band manager, dies at 54 1994 Death - Michael Joyce, stage Manager, dies at 48 1994 Death - Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine), dies at 80 1994 Death - Toby Rowland, theatrical manager, dies at 77 1994 Death - Ronald Russell, actor/manager (We Are Angels), dies at 83 1992 Event - Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies 1992 Event - Rene Lachemann hired as Florida Marlins 1st manager 1992 Event - Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit's winningest manager 1992 Death - Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83 1991 Event - Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as New York Yankee manager 1991 Event - Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game 1991 Death - Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86 1991 Event - John Hart becomes general manager of Cleveland Indians 1991 Event - Comedian Jackie Mason marries his manager Jyll Rosenfeld (37) 1991 Death - Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son Dodger manager, dies of pneumonia at 33 1991 Death - John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies 1991 Death - H J of Royen, manager Dutch Concertgebouw Orchestra, dies at 52 1990 Event - Reggie Williams becomes 1st General Manager of WLAF's NY-New Jersey Knights 1990 Event - Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series 1990 Event - Gene Michael names New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager replacing Harding Peterson 1990 Event - Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with General Manager Bobby Cox 1990 Event - Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as New York Yankee manager 1990 Event - Mets replace manager Davey Johnson with Buddy Harrelson 1990 Event - New York Mets fire manager Davey Johnson and hire Bud Harrelson 1990 Event - Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asstistant General Manager (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office) 1989 Death - Billy Martin, New York Yankee manager, killed in a car accident at 61 1989 Event - Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose 1989 Event - Bob Quinn resigns as New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager and replaced by Harding Peterson 1989 Event - Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as New York Yankee manager 1989 Event - Country singer Rebe McEntire weds her manager Narvel Blackstone 1989 Event - NHL's New York Rangers fire General Manager and coach Phil Esposito 1989 Event - Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams and replace him with Cito Gaston 1989 Event - Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation 1989 Event - Former baseball player and manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash 1988 Event - Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of New York Yankees 1988 Event - Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager 1988 Event - Jim Fregosi is fired as manager of White Sox 1988 Event - Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time 1988 Event - Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2 1988 Event - Red Sox replace manager John McNamara with Joe Morgan 1988 Event - Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton 1988 Event - Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager 1988 Event - Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump 1988 Event - New York Met Davey Johnson becomes 2nd manager to record 400 victory in 1st 4 years (Al Lopez did it 1st) 1988 Event - Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripken as manager of Baltimore Orioles 1988 Death - Philippe de Rothschild, Bordeaux Vineyard manager, dies in Paris at 86 1987 Event - 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 Death - Dick Howser, manager (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51 1987 Death - David Savoy, Jr., rock manager (Husker Du), commits suicide at 24 1986 Event - Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly 1986 Event - Royals announce manager Dick Howser, 50, has a brain tumor 1986 Death - Karl-Heinz Beckurts, West german Siemens manager, murdered 1986 Event - Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues 1986 Event - Jim Fregosi replaces Tony LaRussa as White Sox manager 1985 Death - Ian Stewart, keyboardist/road manager (Rolling Stones), dies at 47 1985 Death - Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager, dies at 71 1985 Event - Lou Piniella named New York Yankee manager 1985 Event - Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time 1984 Death - Walter Alston, Baseball manager (Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 72 1984 Event - Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues 1983 Event - Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time 1983 Event - Despite being in 1st place in NL East, Phils fire manager Pat Corrales 1983 Event - Walter Alston, Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame 1983 Event - Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time 1982 Event - Clyde King named Yankee manager 1982 Event - Joe Altobelli succeeds retiring Earl Weaver as Oriole manager 1982 Event - Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager 1982 Event - Gene Mauch resigns as manager of Angels 1982 Event - Billy Martin fired as manager of Oakland A's 1982 Event - Clyde King replaces Gene Michaels as New York Yankee manager 1982 Event - Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager 1982 Event - Gene Michael becomes New York Yankee manager for 2nd time 1982 Event - Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon and replaces him with Gene Michael 1981 Event - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1981 Event - Bob Lemon named New York Yankee manager for 2nd time 1981 Event - Royals manager Jim Frey is fired and replaced by Dick Howser 1981 Event - Mariners manager Maury Wills is fired and replaced by Rene Lachemann 1981 Event - Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot 1980 Event - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1980 Event - Astros owner John McMullen replaces General Manager Tal Smith with Al Rosen 1980 Event - Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager 1980 Event - Seattle Mariners replace manager Darrell Johnson with Maury Wills 1980 Event - A's manager Billy Martin restrained by umps from attacking a fan 1979 Event - Billy Martin fired as Yankee manager (2nd time) 1979 Event - Dick Howser (best Yank manager win-lost percentage .636) replaces Billy Martin 1979 Event - Phillies replaces manager Danny Ozark with Dallas Green 1979 Event - In New York 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as Yank manager 1979 Event - Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon 1979 Event - Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson 1979 Event - Baltimore manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper 1979 Event - Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's 1978 Event - Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years 1978 Event - 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 Event - Bob Lemon replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager 1978 Event - Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson 1978 Event - Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes manager Billy Martin to suspend him 1978 Event - Larry Doby becomes manager of Chicago White Sox 1978 Event - Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training) 1978 Death - Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (New York Yankees), dies at 96 1977 Event - Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) 1977 Event - Billy Hunter becomes Rangers' 4th manager in 6 days 1977 Event - Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg 1976 Death - Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 59 1976 Event - Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 to A's for manager Chuck Tanner 1976 Event - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) 1976 Event - Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Dodger manager 1976 Event - Cleveland manager Frank Robinson last game as a player 1976 Death - Pieter Balledux, actor/stage manager/resistance fighter, dies at 89 1976 Death - Johan[nes A] Card, actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady), dies at 78 1975 Death - Casey Stengel, New York Yankee manager 1949 - 1960, dies in Glendale at 85 1975 Event - Astros hire Bill Virdon to replace Preston Gomez as manager 1975 Event - Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees 1975 Event - Billy Martin fired as Texas Rangers manager 1975 Event - Frank Robinson debuts as 1st black baseball manager (Cleveland, beats New York 5-3) 1974 Event - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) 1974 Event - Frank Robinson becomes baseball's 1st black manager with the Cleveland Indians 1974 Event - Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by ump from 2 games in 1 day 1974 Event - New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager 1973 Event - Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL president 1973 Event - Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president 1973 Event - A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series 1973 Event - Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager 1973 Event - Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers 1973 Event - Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers 1973 Event - Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs manager Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager 1972 Event - Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros 1972 Death - George Wiess, General Manager (New York Yankees), dies at 78 1972 Death - Gil Hodges, manager (New York Mets), dies of heart attack at 57 1972 Event - Bill Torrey becomes 1st Islander General Manager 1971 Event - Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement 1971 Event - Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein 1971 Birthday - 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 Event - Billy Martin named manager of Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday - Arthur Numan, born in Heemskerk, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for FC Twente, Rangers, played left back, team manager for Netherlands B squad 1969 Event - Billy Martin fired as Twins' manager 1969 Event - Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series 1969 Event - Billy Martin (97-65) is fired as manager of AL West-winning Twins 1969 Event - Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, Vice President, General Manager and head coach of Redskins 1968 Event - Billy Martin named manager of Twins 1968 Event - New York Met manager Gil Hodges suffers a heart attack 1968 Event - Earl Weaver replaces Hank Bauer as manager of Orioles 1967 Event - Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's 1967 Event - Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager 1967 Death - Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 1967 Event - Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, and fired again as manager of A's 1967 Event - Stan Musial is named General Manager of Cards 1967 Death - Johnny Keane, baseball player/manager (Cards, New York Yankees), dies at 55 1966 Event - Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame 1966 Event - Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene 1965 Death - Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and general manager 1965 Event - Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants 1965 Event - Casey Stengel resigns as manager of New York Mets 1965 Birthday - John Schofield, born in Barnsley, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, manager of Lincoln City, assistant manager, Cheltenham Town 1965 Event - New York Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager 1964 Birthday - Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general manager for the Amsterdam Admirals 1964 Event - Yankees fire Manager Yogi Berra 1964 Birthday - Kevin Kennedy, baseball manager for the Texas Rangers 1964 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Dale Sveum, born in Richmond, California, hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers, formerly, manager for the Milwaukee Brewers 1963 Birthday - John Barnes, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British professional soccer player, manager for Tranmere Rovers Football Club 1963 Birthday - Missy Hyatt, born in Atlanta, Georgia, wrestling manager, WCW, ECW 1961 Event - Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein 1961 Event - Charlie Finley, changes A's manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer 1961 Birthday - Chris Heyne, Offenbach Germ, WLAF General Manager for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1960 Event - Mickey Vernon is hired as 1st manager of new Washington team 1960 Event - George Weiss, at 66, resigns as General Manager of New York Yankees 1960 Event - Ralph Houk, 41, replaces Casey Stengel as Yankee manager 1960 Event - Detroit trades manager Jimmy Dykes for Cleveland's manager Joe Gordon 1960 Event - Giants hire Tom Sheehan as baseball's oldest debuting manager (66) 1960 Event - Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt 1957 Birthday - Glenn Hoddle, born in Hayes, London, soccer team manager for Swindon Town, formerly played for Swindon Town, National Football Museum Hall of Fame inductee 1957 Death - Lena Ashwell, English actress/theatrical manager (Kingsway), dies at 84 1957 Birthday - Gordon Strachan, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, professional soccer player, played for Dundee, Leeds United, Coventry City, Manchester United, manager of Celtic and Middlesbrough 1956 Event - White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him 1956 Event - AP names Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year 1956 Birthday - Mark Daniel Gearan, born in Gardner, Massachusetts, campaign manager, Al Gore 1956 Birthday - Liam Brady, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, midfielder, assistant manager, Republic of Ireland senior team 1956 Death - Connie Mack, baseball manager (Philadelphia A's, 1901-50), dies at 93 1955 Death - Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at 85 1955 Event - Branch Rickey steps down as General Manager of the Pirates 1955 Birthday - Patricia J. Engfer, general manager, Hyatt Regency-Orlando 1954 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Trevor Francis, British soccer manager 1953 Event - Walter Alston named Dodger manager 1953 Event - Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954 1953 Event - Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as Baltimore Orioles manager 1953 Event - Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Baltimore Orioles 1953 Event - Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Philadelphia A's 1953 Birthday - Nick Leyva, baseball manager, Phillies 1988-91 1953 Birthday - Margaret L. Augustine, born in Buffalo, New York, project manager, Biosphere 2 1952 Birthday - Alexander Leibkind, Germany, judo, 1976 Olympics, WLAF, General Manager for the Rhein Fire 1952 Event - Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell, as Cincinnati Reds manager 1952 Birthday - 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 Event - St. Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby 1952 Event - Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves 1951 Event - Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud 1951 Birthday - Kenny Dalglish, born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, soccer player, soccer team manager, named the greatest post-war British striker by FourFourTwo magazine 1951 Birthday - Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager, Newcastle United 1950 Event - Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager 1950 Event - After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau 1950 Event - Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year 1950 Event - Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as Vice President/General Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates 1950 Event - Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years 1950 Event - Connie Mack named Honorary Manager of the All-Star Game 1949 Birthday - Wendy Pritchard, Australian women's field hockey team manager 1996 Olympics 1948 Event - Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager 1948 Event - Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager 1948 Birthday - Tommy Matola, rock manager/CEO, CBS records 1948 Death - Herb Pennock, pitcher (New York Yankees)/General Manager (Phillies), dies 1947 Event - Larry MacPhail resigns as Yankees General Manager after final game of World Series 1947 Event - Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox 1947 Birthday - Andy Roxburgh, soccer manager, Scotland 1946 Event - Johnny Neun replaces Bill Dickey as Yankee manager 1946 Event - New York Giant Mel Ott is 1st manager ejected from both games of a doubleheader 1946 Event - Bill Dickey replaces Joe McCarthy as Yankee manager 1946 Birthday - Craig Patrick, born in Detroit, Michigan, hockey player, coach, general manager of Pittsburgh Penguins 1989 - 2006 1946 Event - Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final home run 1945 Birthday - Michael Joyce, stage manager 1945 Event - 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 Event - Joe McCarthy returns as Yankee manager after an illness 1944 Birthday - Cito Gaston, MLB manager for the Toronto Blue Jays 1944 Event - Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves 1943 Death - Andre Antoine, French stage manager (Theatre Antoine), dies at 85 1943 Birthday - John Mackin, born in Bellshill, Scotland, soccer player, footballer, manager, Corby Town 1943 Death - Max Reinhardt, Austrian stage manager (Turandot), dies 1943 Birthday - Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1943 Birthday - Lou Pinella, Yankee manager, 1969 AL rookie of the year 1943 Birthday - Andy Roxburgh, manager soccer team, Scotland 1943 Event - Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg 1943 Birthday - Davy Johnson, baseball manager for the New York Mets 1943 Birthday - Jim Lefebvre, Hawthorne California, baseball manager for the Seattle Mariners 1943 Birthday - Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager 1942 Event - Branch Rickey named president/General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 Birthday - Jerry Jones, owner/General Manager for the Dallas Cowboys 1942 Birthday - Phil Esposito, NHL center/General Manager, Bruins, Rangers 1941 Event - Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager 1941 Event - Ump Jocko Conlan ejects Pirate manager Frankie Frisch for coming out on field holding an umbrella to get a rainout 1941 Event - Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1941 Event - Lee MacPhail, Dodger General Manager predicts all players will wear batting helmets 1940 Birthday - Tony Secunda, rock band manager 1940 Birthday - Joseph Torre, outfield/manager, Braves, Mets, 1971 NL MVP 1939 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Colin Webb, general manager, Press Association 1938 Event - Babe Ruth applies for job of St. Louis Browns' manager 1938 Birthday - Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger, New York Yankees 1937 Birthday - Dick Howser, shortstop, Kansas City A's, manager for the Kansas City Royals 1936 Event - 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel 1936 Birthday - Robert Simpson, Australian cricket player/manager 1935 Birthday - Cal Ripken Sr, baseball manager for the Baltimore Orioles 1935 Event - 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 Birthday - Jock Wallace, soccer star/manager 1935 Birthday - Frank Robinson, baseball player/manager, MVP 1961-NL 1966-AL 1935 Birthday - Jack Charlton, soccer manager, Rep of Ireland 1935 Birthday - Peter Grant, rock band manager 1935 Birthday - Brian Clough, soccer manager 1935 Event - Eastern Airlines hires Eddie Rickenbacker as General Manager 1934 Birthday - Brian Epstein, rock manager, Beatles 1934 Death - Wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies 1934 Birthday - Dallas Green, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees 1934 Death - John McGraw, manager (New York Giants), dies at 60 1934 Event - Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1934 Birthday - George "Sparky" Anderson, South Dakota, baseball manager, Reds, Tigers 1933 Event - Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager 1933 Birthday - Darijan Bozic, born in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, composer, conductor, manager, artistic director of The Slovene National Theater Opera and Ballet Ljubljana 1933 Death - 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 Event - Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators 1932 Birthday - Mickey Stewart, manager, England Cricket Team 1932 Event - Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chicago Cubs 1932 Event - John McGraw, who came to New York in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants 1931 Birthday - Whitey Herzog, baseball manager for the St. Louis Cardinals 1931 Birthday - Jim Frey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, manager, coach, Major League Baseball teams, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1931 Event - Joe McCarthy debuts as New York Yankee manager 1931 Event - Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager 1930 Event - Roger Hornsby replaces Joe McCarthy as Cubs manager 1930 Birthday - Earl Weaver, born in St. Louis, Missouri, manager, Baltimore Orioles 1968-82, 85-86 1930 Birthday - David Sexton, soccer manager 1930 Event - 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 Event - Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager 1929 Death - Miller Huggins, manager (New York Yankees), dies from blood poisoning at 49 1929 Birthday - Dick Williams, baseball player, manager, including Seattle 1986-87 1928 Birthday - Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals 1928 Birthday - Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman and manager, New York Yankees, Oakland A's 1928 Event - 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 Birthday - Joseph Wilbur Adcock, manager/player, Braves 1927 Birthday - John Eric Tieman, production manager, The Guardian 1927 Birthday - Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1926 Event - Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager 1926 Event - Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager 1926 Event - Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager 1926 Event - Lester Patrick becomes 1st coach and General Manager of New York Rangers 1926 Birthday - Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers 1926 Death - Squire Bancroft, Butterfield, actor/manager (Haymarket), dies at 84 1926 Birthday - Ronald Alley, art gallery manager, Tate Gallery 1925 Event - White Sox manager Eddie Collins gets 3,000 hit 1925 Event - Rogers Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Cardinals 1924 Birthday - Gil Hodges, baseball player/manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets 1924 Death - Pat Moran, manager (Cincinnati Reds), dies of Bright's Disease 1924 Event - Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators) 1923 Birthday - Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals 1921 Death - Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies 1920 Event - Ed Barrow appointed General Manager of New York Yankees 1920 Birthday - Harry Potts, soccer star/manager 1920 Birthday - Bob Lemon, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, manager, New York Yankees, 1978 1920 Event - Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats New York Giants 3-0 1919 Birthday - Ralph Houk, baseball manager, Yankees, Tigers 1919 Event - Reds hire Pat Moran as manager as Christy Mathewson, is still in France with U.S. Army 1919 Birthday - Bob Paisley, English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool 1918 Event - Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager 1918 Event - Christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army 1918 Event - Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play" 1918 Birthday - William Rigney, baseball manager for the San Francisco Giants 1917 Birthday - Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager, Pittsburgh Pirates 1917 Birthday - Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager, 1948 AP Athlete of Year 1917 Birthday - Ronald George Hayward, political manager 1916 Birthday - Toby Rowland, theatrical manager 1916 Event - Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus 1915 Birthday - Harry Craft, baseball manager 1915 Event - Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit 1914 Event - Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager 1914 Birthday - Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic, Dance Magazine 1913 Birthday - Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager 1913 Event - St. Louis Browns manager George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League 1913 Event - Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager 1913 Event - Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager 1912 Death - Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies 1911 Birthday - Walter Alston, baseball manager, Dodgers 1911 Event - Clark Griffith is named manager of Washington Senators 1910 Birthday - Ronald Russell, actor/manager, We are Angels, Little Dorrit 1910 Birthday - George H Poyser, English soccer player/manager, Brentford 1909 Birthday - "Col Tom" Parker, Dries Van Kruijk, born in Netherlands, rock manager, Elvis Presley 1908 Birthday - Alfonso Lopez, baseball player, AL Manager of the year 1959 1908 Event - 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 Birthday - Bill Dickey, New York Yankee hall-of-fame catcher, 1928 - 1943, manager, 1946 1906 Event - Hugh Jennings resigns as Baltimore manager to take over at Detroit in 1907 1906 Birthday - Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants 1903 Birthday - James Bullock, colliery manager 1902 Event - New York Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw 1902 Event - John McGraw named manager of New York Giants 1902 Event - John McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years) 1902 Birthday - Philippe de Rothschild, Paris, manager, Bordeaux Vineyard 1902 Birthday - Rudolph Bing, opera manager, New York Metropolitan Opera 1901 Event - Cincinnati Enquirer reports Baltimore manager John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant 1899 Event - John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager 1897 Birthday - Johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor/stage manager, My Fair Lady 1896 Birthday - Bucky Harris, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees 1890 Birthday - Casey Stengel, baseball manager, Yankees, 1949 - 1960, New York Met's 1st 1886 Birthday - Pieter "Pierre" Balledux, stage manager/Dutch resistance fighter 1883 Birthday - Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager 1881 Birthday - Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager, New York Yankees 1879 Birthday - Roger P Bresnaham, hall of fame catcher/manager 1877 Birthday - Frank Chance, baseball player/manager, Tinkers to Evers to Chance 1876 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Lilian Mary Baylis, manager, Old Vic and Sadler's Wells Theater 1873 Birthday - John McGraw, born in Truxton, New York, MLB player and manager of the New York Giants, nicknamed 'Little Napoleon' 1872 Birthday - Lena Ashwell, England, actress/theatrical manager, Kingsway 1869 Birthday - Aurelien FM Lugne-Poe, French actor/stage manager, La Parade 1869 Birthday - Clark Griffith, Missouri, baseball player/manager, New York Yankees 1862 Birthday - Connie Mack, born in East Brookfield, Massachusetts, HOF baseball executive/manager, Philadelphia A's 1900 - 1950 1859 Birthday - Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager, Chicago White Sox 1853 Birthday - Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager, Trilby 1847 Birthday - Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/author, Dracula 1841 Birthday - Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter 1832 Birthday - Charles Boycott, Ireland, estate manager 1824 Event - Gioacchino Rossini becomes manager of Theatre Italian, Paris 1814 Death - Philip Astley, theatre manager, dies |
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