Dallas Green

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George Dallas Green (born August 4, 1934) is a former pitcher, manager, and executive in Major League Baseball. After playing for the Phillies and three other teams, he went on to manage the Phillies, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets, and managed the Phillies when they won their first World Series title in franchise history in 1980. Green had a losing record both as a pitcher and as a manager. Nonetheless, in 1983, he was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. He achieved notoriety for his blunt manner.

Green was born in Newport, Delaware. After attending the University of Delaware, he was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent. Currently, he is a Senior Advisor to the General Manager for the Phillies.

Managerial Career

His managerial record is 454–478, a .487 WP.

With the Mets (1993–96), he was under .500 at 229–283 (.447). While the Mets had been 18 games under .500 prior to Green taking the helm, in 1993 they fell to 32 games under Green—in the portion of the season (124 games) that he managed them. They remained under .500 until Bobby Valentine took over the team in 1997.