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Davey Johnson
Second baseman
Born: January 30, 1943 (1943-01-30) (age 65)
Orlando, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 13, 1965
for the Baltimore Orioles
Final game
September 29, 1978
for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Batting average     . Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 261
Home runs     136
Runs batted in     609
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David Allen Johnson (born January 30, 1943 in Orlando, Florida) is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP The is a Nippon Professional Baseball team based at the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of Baseball in Japan. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters Johnson played for the Baltimore Orioles (1965-1972), Atlanta Braves (1973-1975), Philadelphia Phillies (1977-78) and Chicago Cubs (1978). The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Also, he played in the Japanese League for the Yomiuri Giants (1975-1976). The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues the winner of which plays the Japan Series against the winner of the other league the The is a Nippon Professional Baseball team based at the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnson was also a very successful manager in the 1980s and 1990s. Johnson managed the New York Mets (1984-1990), Cincinnati Reds (1993-1995), Baltimore Orioles (1996-1997), and Los Angeles Dodgers (1999-2000). "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Johnson is currently the manager for Team USA baseball. United States national baseball team USA Baseball was founded in 1978 and is the governing body for amateur Baseball in the United States of America.

In his 13-year major league career, Johnson batted . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 261 with 136 home runs, 609 RBI, 564 runs, 1252 hits, 242 doubles, 18 triples, and 33 stolen bases in 1435 games. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Johnson was a 4 time All Star, and three-time Gold Glove Award winner. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to Johnson was also a member of the Orioles 1966, and 1970 World Championship teams. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Mikhail Voronin, USSR Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Eizo Kenmotsu, Japan Johnson's best statistical year came in 1973 when he broke Rogers Hornsby's record for most single-season home runs by a second baseman with 43. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1973 in athletics (track and field Marathon September Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah"

Johnson began his managerial career in 1979. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, He won pennants in each of his three seasons in the minors and advanced quickly through the New York Mets farm system. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. He took over the parent club, which hadn't won a pennant since 1973 in 1984, and was eager for success. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, Johnson went on to become the first National League manager to win at least 90 games in each of his first five seasons, with the highlight being winning the World Series in 1986 against the Boston Red Sox. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Interestingly, while with the Baltimore Orioles, Johnson made the final out to clinch the Mets' first World Championship in 1969. The 1969 World Series was played between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles, with the Mets prevailing in 5 games to accomplish one of the greatest upsets Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets However, Johnson rankled Mets management with his easygoing style. When the Mets struggled early in the 1990 season, he was fired.

After more than two seasons out of baseball, the Cincinnati Reds hired him 40 games into the 1993 season. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA As was the case with the Mets, Johnson revived the Reds almost immediately. He led the team to the National League Central lead at the time of the 1994 players' strike, and won the first official NL Central title in 1995. The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions The 1994 Major League baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in Baseball history as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP However, he was controversially fired at the end of the season. Johnson had never gotten along with Reds owner Marge Schott, who had reportedly decided to fire Johnson at the end of the 1995 season even before it started. Margaret Unnewehr Schott ( August 18, 1928 &ndash March 2, 2004) was the controversial former managing general By most accounts, the final straw came because Schott didn't approve of Johnson living with his then-fiancée, Susan, before they were married. [1]

Almost immediately, Johnson returned to Baltimore as the Orioles' manager. Again, he breathed new life into a struggling franchise as the Orioles earned a wild-card playoff berth in 1996 and the American League East title in 1997. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP The American League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández,

However, Johnson and Orioles owner Peter Angelos never got along; the two men almost never spoke to each other. Peter G Angelos (born July 4, 1929 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American trial lawyer and the current owner of the Baltimore Orioles The final straw reportedly came when Johnson fined Roberto Alomar for skipping a team banquet in April 1997 and an exhibition game against the Rochester Red Wings (the Orioles' top farm team at the time) during the 1997 All-Star Break. Roberto Alomar Velázquez (born February 5 1968 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player (- considered by many to be one of the The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York. Johnson ordered Alomar to pay the fine by making out a check for a fine to a charity run by Johnson's wife, Susan. However, Alomar donated the money to another charity after players' union lawyers advised him of the possible conflict of interest. The Major League Baseball Players Association (or MLBPA) is the union of professional major-league baseball players A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone in a position of trust such as a Lawyer, Insurance adjuster, a Politician, executive or director In negotiations after the season, Johnson was prepared to admit he'd made an error in judgement regarding the fine, but Angelos demanded that Johnson admit that he'd acted recklessly in not leaving the decision to him. Johnson refused to do so, and offered his resignation--which was accepted by Angelos on the same day that Johnson was named American League Manager of the Year. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager [1]

In 1999, Johnson was hired as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had beaten Johnson's heavily favored Mets in seven games in the 1988 National League Championship Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Unfortunately, Johnson suffered the first full losing season of his managerial career, finishing in third place eight games under . 500. While the Dodgers rebounded to second place the next year, it was not enough to save Johnson's job.

Johnson then became manager of Team USA, where he managed the United States team to a seventh-place finish out of an 18-team field in the 2005 Baseball World Cup, held in The Netherlands. The Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national Baseball teams from around the world compete The team finished tied for second in its group during group play with a 6-2 record before falling, 11-3, to eventual winner and 24-time World Cup champion Cuba in the quarterfinals. A subsequent 9-0 loss to Nicaragua put the Americans into the seventh-place game with Puerto Rico, where they prevailed with an 11-3 win.

Johnson also served as bench coach for Team USA during the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international Baseball tournament first held in March 2006. Johnson is currently working to earn Team USA a spot in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

On June 7, 2006, Johnson was hired by the Washington Nationals as a consultant to team general manager Jim Bowden. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins The Washington Nationals is an American professional baseball team based in Washington D James Gordon Bowden III (born 1961 in Boston Massachusetts) is the general manager of the Washington Nationals. Bowden was the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds when Johnson served as the team's manager.

Speculation that Johnson might be hired as manager of the Baltimore Orioles ended on Aug. 22, 2007. The Orioles made interim manager Dave Trembley the permanent replacement for Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo, who was fired on June 18, 2007. Samuel Benedict Perlozzo (born March 4 1951 in Cumberland Maryland) is a former Second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Johnson was the last skipper to guide the Orioles to a winning season.

Johnson's daughter, Andrea, was a nationally-ranked amateur surfer in the late 1980's. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a Surfboard, although wave-riders Andrea died in 2005 from sepsis shock.

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  1. ^ a b Maske, Mark. See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. "Poor Communication at Heart of Feud", Washington Post, November 16, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,  

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