Phillies' Manuel Joins Elit
| Sign In | Register powered by: 7:10 PM ET CSN/FxFl Prev Philadelphia (58-48, 26-31 Road) Hea HAS BEEN CURED BY DOC'S PITCHING Florida (53-53, 28-27 Home) Eagles Phillies Flyers Sixers College Union Rally Extra Fantasy Smack Columns NEWS VIDEO PHOTOS SCORES SCHEDULE TICKETS ODDS FORUM STANDINGS STATS ROSTER SH Phillies' Manuel joins elite 500-win club LATEST PHILLIES By Rich Westcott POSTED: August 4, 2010 For The Inquirer EMAIL PRINT SIZE 12 COMMENTS Recommend The Little General, The Father of Baseball, and the Wizard of Oz have a new partner. Charlie Manuel has become part of their group. When the Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies at the end of July, Manuel became the fourth manager in Phillies history to lead the club to 500 wins. In so doing, Manuel joined Gene Mauch (646 wins), Harry Wright (636), and Danny Ozark (594) as Phillies skippers who have won 500 or more games. Manuel achieved his lofty status faster than the other three. He did it midway through his sixth season, just 16 days before Ozark won his 500th. Mauch, the Phillies' skipper from 1960-68, reached the milestone in his seventh season, while Wright (1884-93), managing in seasons when the schedules were considerably shorter, took nine years to get there. Now 66 and the oldest manager in team history, Manuel has led the Phillies to levels none of the other three ever did. His Phillies have gone to the World Series twice, and he is the only manager whose teams have posted 85 or more wins five straight years.
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