Obscure sports trivia

[da man]

Art Shell.

 

[da man]

Jerod Mayo and Mike Vrabel. Duh.

Can't believe I didn't think of them first.

 

[MTM]

Vlad Guerrero?

It is Vlad. The list I saw listed Jackson as 36.

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[DanOregon]

 

[micropolitan guy]

Saw this one in John W. Miller's new bio of Earl Weaver, to be released on March 4 (I have an advance copy):

The top-5 MLB winningest managers (by percentage) when he took over the Orioles at midseason in 1968, with 1,000 or more MLB wins:

1. Earl Weaver, .583

2. Davey Johnson, .562

3. Bobby Cox (.556)

4. Billy Martin (.553)

Who is #5 (as of the end of the 2023 season)?

 

[cyclingwriter2]

Saw this one in John W. Miller's new bio of Earl Weaver, to be released on March 4 (I have an advance copy):

The top-5 MLB winningest managers (by percentage) when he took over the Orioles at midseason in 1968, with 1,000 or more MLB wins:

1. Earl Weaver, .583

2. Davey Johnson, .562

3. Bobby Cox (.556)

4. Billy Martin (.553)

Who is #5 (as of the end of the 2023 season)?

I'll start with LaRussa.

 

[MTM]

Dave Roberts is at 851 wins and .627 percentage. He should top the list by the end of the 2025 season since the Dodgers won't lose a game.

 

[micropolitan guy]

It's not LaRussa. Roberts will probably supplant this man from the list.

 

[MTM]

Is it Lasorda?

 

[micropolitan guy]

Is it Lasorda?

Nope.

 

[Webster]

Torre?

 

[micropolitan guy]

The answer is Charlie Manuel, at .548. He has exactly 1,000 wins.