Eddie Sawyer Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 72 Weight: 210 Born: Saturday, September 10, 1910 in Westerly, RI USA Died: 9 22 1997 in Phoenixville, PA USA Debut: Last Game: Full Name: Edwin Milby Sawyer In 1883 the Worcester Ruby Legs became the Philadelphia Quakers and shortly the Phillies. From then until 1980,…
On April 14, 1960, Eddie Sawyer resigns as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies just one day into the new season. The Phillies replace Sawyer, the manager of the National League champion “Whiz Kids” of 1950, with Gene Mauch, who begins a 26-year managing career in the major leagues…
1958 – The Phillies replace manager Mayo Smith with Eddie Sawyer, who managed the club from 1948 to 1952, including an appearance in the 1950 World Series.
The Associated Press chooses Philadelphia Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer as Manager of the Year.
On July 16, 1948, a trio of major league teams makes managerial changes. Ben Chapman is fired by the Phillies (though owner Bob Carpenter insists he was “not fired” saying “I’d like to make it clear that there is a difference between firing a man and concluding business with him.”) and Dusty Cooke takes over on an interim basis. Eddie Sawyer, with no…
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