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Charles Fuqua Manuel Jr. (born January 4, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. During his playing career, he appeared over parts of six Major League Baseball seasons for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers, before playing another six seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball with the Yakult Swallows and Kintetsu Buffaloes.
Seven managers have taken the Phillies to the postseason, with Danny Ozark and Charlie Manuel leading the team to three playoff appearances. Dallas Green and Charlie Manuel are the only Phillies managers to win a World Series: Green in the 1980 World Series against the Kansas City Royals; and Manuel in the 2008 World Series against the Tampa ...
There is no one quite like Charlie Manuel in Phillies lore. A West Virginia native, his laid-back and genial personality was an odd fit with Philadelphia's gruff and gritty exterior, especially ...
Talkin’ baseball got Charlie Manuel talking again. Nine months after suffering a stroke, the 80-year-old hitting guru is back to sharing his knowledge of the game with anyone who wants to learn ...
Talkin’ baseball got Charlie Manuel talking again. Nine months after suffering a stroke, the 80-year-old hitting guru is back to sharing his knowledge of the game with anyone who wants to learn from a World Series champion. “When I was cooped up in the hospital, it was tough to take,” Manuel told The Associated Press.
Charlie Manuel was the manager from 2005 to 2013 until he was fired on August 16, 2013. Manuel was the first Phillies manager since Dallas Green in 1980 to win a World Series (2008) [34] and the first to lead his team to at least three consecutive playoff appearances since Danny Ozark (1976–1978). [35]
Charlie Manuel, Eric Wedge, Speaker, Boudreau, López, Hargrove, Francona, and Vogt are the only managers to have led Cleveland into the playoffs. Speaker, Boudreau, López, Walter Johnson , Joe Gordon , Nap Lajoie and Frank Robinson are the seven members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who are also former managers of this club.
Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel suffered a stroke on Saturday while undergoing a medical procedure in Florida, the team announced. The hospital was reportedly able to address ...