Daniel Edward Murtaugh ( October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). There are 84 days remaining in the year. Events 451 - At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1). 1600 - San Marino adopts its... October 8, 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events January-February President Woodrow Wilson of the United States announces to Congress the breaking of diplomatic relations with Germany January 2 - The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. January 22 - World War I: President Woodrow... 1917 - December 2 is the 336th day (337th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 29 days remaining. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opened. 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire. 1804 - At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned as... December 2, 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 12 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 - Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison January 16... 1976) was an The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... American The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. Also called 2B, or second bagger, the second baseman often possesses quick hands and feet, needs the ability to get... second baseman and In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. The manager sets the line-up and starting pitcher before each game as well as making substitutions throughout the game. How much control a manager... manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. More specifically, Major League Baseball (MLB) refers to the entity that operates North Americas two top leagues, the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure which has... Major League Baseball best known for his leadership of the This article is on the baseball team. For the National Hockey League team ( 1925 - 1930), see Philadelphia Quakers. Also, the National Football Leagues Pittsburgh Steelers were named the Pirates from 1933 to 1940. Pittsburgh Pirates National League AAA Indianapolis Indians AA Altoona Curve A Lynchburg Hillcats Hickory Crawdads Williamsport... Pittsburgh Pirates from the 1950s to the 1970s. He threw and batted right-handed.

A native of Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, population 36,854 at the 2000 census. Chesters most famous son may well be John Morton, who cast the deciding vote on the Declaration of Independence, but Ethel Waters of jazz fame was born here on October 31, 1896, and Martin... Chester, Pennsylvania, Murtaugh played during nine seasons for the The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Eastern Division of the National League. Founded: 1883 The teams name is the longest continuous name in all professional sports. Newspaper writers tried to change the name to Quakers or Live Wires... Philadelphia Phillies (1941-43, 1946), The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League. They are most recently known for their ongoing record of 13 consecutive division championships (1991-2004, except for the strike shortened 1994 season), the most in any... Boston Braves (1947) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-51). After retiring as a player, he managed the minor league The New Orleans Pelicans were a Minor league professional baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1887, the Pelicans became part of the Southern Association in 1901. From 1915 thru 1957 they played home games at Pelican Stadium (also known as Heinemann Park), formerly located at the downtown... New Orleans Pelicans, before managing the Pirates for 15 seasons (1957-64, 1967, 1970-71, 1973-76).

In his rookie season Murtaugh led This article refers to the American baseball league. For the English cricket league of the same name, please see National League (cricket). The term National League generally refers to the organization more properly referred to as the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, the older (founded on February 2, 1876... National League players in The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball statistics, stolen bases (denoted by SB) is a count of the number of bases successfully stolen by a player. In the 19th century, stolen bases were credited when a baserunner reached an extra base on a... stolen bases (18). He was a .254 career Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. Batting average in baseball In baseball, the batting average is defined as the ratio of hits to at bats. The Major League Baseball batting average championship is awarded to the... hitter with eight In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. Home runs are among the most popular aspects... home runs and 219 In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. There are certain exceptions: a player does not receive an RBI if he hits into a double play, if an error is charged on... RBI in 767 games. His most productive season came in See also: 1947 in sports, 1949 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball January 29: Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players. February 27: Hall of Fame election: Voters select the recently deceased Herb Pennock, and Pie Traynor... 1948, when he hit .290 and posted career highs in RBI (71), In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. The object of the game is for a team to score more runs than its opponent. In baseball statistics, a player who advances around all the bases to score... runs (56), In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Typically, a double... doubles (21), In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Because a hit... triples (5) and In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). It does not matter in how much of the game the player was active. If player A plays the whole game until there are two out in... games played (146). In See also: 1949 in sports, 1951 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Bill Rexford AAA Racing: Henry Banks won the series championship Johnnie Parsons won the Indianapolis 500 Formula One Champion: The first World Championship for drivers under the jurisdiction of the F... 1950 he hit .294, also a career-high.

Once his playing days were ended, Murtaugh enjoyed a successful managerial career, guiding the Pirates to two In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. The Series winner is determined through a best... World Series championships ( The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) and New York Yankees (AL). It is most notable for the Game 7, 9th-inning home run hit by Bill Mazeroski, winning the game for the Pirates 10-9, and also winning them their third Championship, their first since... 1960, The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games. Managers Baltimore: Earl Weaver Pittsburgh: Danny Murtaugh Umpires Nestor Chylak (AL), Ed Vargo (NL), Johnny Rice (AL), Ed Sudol (NL), Jim Odom (AL), John Kibler (NL) Series MVP Roberto... 1971) and three Eastern Division titles (1970, 1974-75), despite his resigning three times due to ill health. As a manager, he compiled a 1115-960 record in 2068 games (.540).

Murtaugh died in his hometown of a heart attack at age 59. His number 40 was retired by the Pirates in See also: 1976 in sports, 1978 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 USAC Racing - Tom Sneva wins the season championship Indianapolis 500 - won by A.J. Foyt. Janet Guthrie became first female... 1977.

Highlights

• Led NL in stolen bases (1941)
• Led NL second basemen in In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly-ball when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods: tagging a runner with the ball touching a base that a runner on a force play is trying to reach catching... putouts, See also: Assist (sports) ASSIST (the Assembler System for Student Instruction and Systems Teaching) is an IBM System/370-compatible assembler and interpreter developed in the 1970s at Penn State University by John Mashey. Originally, ASSIST was available only to universities and was implemented at several hundred of them, but... assists and After stepping on second base, the fielder throws to first to complete a double play In baseball, a double play (denoted on statistics sheets by DP) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. The most common type of double play occurs with a runner... double plays (1948)
• Finished 9th in the NL In the game of baseball, both amateur and professional, it is tradition to annually recognize the one player in the league who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. In the United States, the awarding of the Most Valuable Player Award (or MVP) in Major... MVP selection (1948)
• Selected "Man of the Year" by Sport Magazine (1960)
• Twice received The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball. In 1983 it was expanded to honor one manager from each league. External link Baseball-Almanac.com - List of winners presented Categories: Baseball... The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award (1960, 1970)
• One of only 36 managers in major league history to win 1,000 or more games

See also

• In 1929, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians began using uniform numbers so fans and scorekeepers could tell who was who on the field. By 1937, each league demanded that all teams participate in the use of uniform numbers. On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig became the first... List of Major League Baseball retired numbers

External link

• Baseball Reference.com (http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/murtada01.shtml) - managing record and playing statistics