Pirates skipper Larry Shepard is fired with five games to play and is replaced on an interim basis by Alex Grammas. Danny Murtaugh, the team’s pilot next season, will win the National League Manager of the Year Award after his team finishes with 88 victories, just one more win than this year’s squad.

On September 26, 1969 — Pirates skipper Larry Shepard is fired with five games to play and is replaced on an interim basis by Alex Grammas. Danny Murtaugh, the team’s pilot next season, will win the National League Manager of the Year Award after his team finishes with 88 victories, just one more win than this year’s squad.

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