Gene Mauch
MLB debut April 18, 1944 for the Brooklyn Dodgers Last MLB appearance September 28, 1957 for the Boston Red Sox Career statistics Batting average .239 Home runs 5 Runs batted in 62 Games managed 3,942 Win–loss record 1,902–2,037 Winning % .483 Teams As player Brooklyn Dodgers (1944) Pittsburgh Pirates (1947) Brooklyn Dodgers (1948) Chicago Cubs (1948–1949) Boston Braves (1950–1951) St. Louis Cardinals (1952) Boston Red Sox (1956–1957) As manager Philadelphia Phillies (1960–1968) Montreal Expos (1969–1975) Minnesota Twins (1976–1980) California Angels (1981–1982, 1985–1987) Gene William Mauch (November 18, 1925 – August 8, 2005) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944, 1948), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947), Chicago Cubs (1948–49), Boston Braves (1950–51), St. Louis Cardinals (1952) and the Boston Red Sox (1956–57). Mauch was best known for managing four teams from 1960 to 1987. He is by far the winningest manager to have never won a league pennant (breaking the record formerly held by Jimmy Dykes), three times coming within a single victory. He managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1960-68), Montreal Expos (1969–75, as their inaugural manager), Minnesota Twins (1976–80), and California Angels (1981–82, 1985–87). His 1,902 career victories ranked 8th in major league history when he retired, and his 3,942 total games ranked 4th. He gained a reputation for playing a distinctive "small ball" style, which emphasized defense, speed and base-to-base tactics on offense rather than power hitting.