Danny Ozark
Baseball manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
Born
1923
102 years ago
Died
May 7th, 2009
16 years ago — 86 years old
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Managed the Philadelphia Phillies
Led Phillies to three consecutive NL East titles
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