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Former Phillies Manager Danny Ozark Dies at 85
Published by Andrew Godfrey on May 7, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - MLB
Former Phillies manager Danny Ozark died today at 85.
Danny Ozark died today in Vero Beach, Fla., at the age of 85. Ozark never played in the major leagues but had a long minor-league career.
He played 18 minor-league seasons in the Dodgers farm system. He hit 238 minor league homers and had a .282 lifetime batting average.
Ozark is best known for managing the Phillies from 1973-1979 and managed the Giants for part of the 1984 season. He managed the Phillies to identical 101-61 records in 1976 and 1977.
He didn’t have complete respect of his players after making a decision to leave Greg Luzinski in a 1977 playoff game in which Luzinski mishandled...
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