Darrell Johnson
American baseball player, coach, manager, and scout / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Darrell Dean Johnson (August 25, 1928 – May 3, 2004) was an American Major League Baseball catcher, coach, manager and scout. As a manager, he led the 1975 Boston Red Sox to the American League pennant, and was named "Manager of the Year" by both The Sporting News[1] and the Associated Press.[2][3]
For other people named Darrell Johnson, see Darrell Johnson (disambiguation).
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Darrell Johnson | |
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Catcher / Manager | |
Born: (1928-08-25)August 25, 1928 Horace, Nebraska, U.S. | |
Died: May 3, 2004(2004-05-03) (aged 75) Fairfield, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 20, 1952, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 6, 1962, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .234 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 28 |
Managerial record | 472–590 |
Winning % | .444 |
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