Grady Little Stats & Facts
Grady Little Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 175 Born: Friday, March 03, 1950 in Abilene, TX USA Died: in , Debut: Last Game: Full Name: William Grady Little
The Dodgers hire Brooklyn-born Joe Torre as their 26th manager in franchise history
The Dodgers hire Brooklyn-born Joe Torre as their 26th manager in franchise history, the eighth since the club moved to the West Coast from their new manager’s hometown. The former Yankee manager was replaced in New York this week by Joe Girardi, who had been initially pursued by Los Angeles to replace the team’s skipper, Grady Little.
The Red Sox announce the signing of Terry Francona to a three-year deal, with an option for a fourth, to be the team’s manager
The Red Sox announce the signing of Terry Francona to a three-year deal, with an option for a fourth, to be the team’s manager. The 44 year-old former Phillies’ skipper replaces Grady Little, who became the scourge of Red Sox Nation after failing to remove Pedro Martinez in Game 7 of the ALCS.
Yankees defeat the Red Sox in one of the greatest games in baseball history
On October 16, 2003, At Yankee Stadium the New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox in one of the greatest games in baseball history. With the two rivals meeting in Game Seven of the ALCS, the Red Sox hold a 5-2 lead entering the bottom of the eighth inning. Pedro Martinez is in control…
The Red Sox replace Joe Kerrigan with Grady Little
The Red Sox replace Joe Kerrigan, who was fired last week, with Grady Little, who will manage the team for two years, compiling a 188-136 (.580) record and making one appearance in the postseason as the AL wild card. The once-popular skipper’s contract will not be renewed for 2004 when he becomes the target of fans’ angst for not pulling out starter Pedro Martinez with a three-run lead in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the ALCS, a contest Boston will eventually lose in the eleventh on Aaron Boone’s walk-off home run.
