Gene Mauch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gene Mauch

baseball player

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1925

Place of Birth: Salina, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 08-Aug-2005

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gene William Mauch (November 18, 1925 – August 8, 2005) was an American professional baseball player and manager, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944, 1948), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947), Chicago Cubs (1948–1949), Boston Braves (1950–1951), St.
Louis Cardinals (1952) and Boston Red Sox (1956–1957). 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.
Mauch managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1960–1968), Montreal Expos (1969–1975 — as their inaugural manager), Minnesota Twins (1976–1980) and California Angels (1981–1982, 1985–1987).
His 1,902 career victories ranked 8th in MLB history, when he retired, and his 3,942 total games managed ranked 4th.
Mauch 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.