Davey Johnson, manager of the last New York Mets team to win the World Series and a longtime manager and coach for multiple teams across Major League Baseball, has died at 82 years old, SNY reported Saturday on X.
Johnson named Mets manager in 1984 and in just his third season he helped lead the Mets to a World Series. His .588 win percentage in seven seasons as manager is the highest in the history of Mets managers, per SNY.
Johnson went on to manage the Cincinnati Reds for two seasons, the Baltimore Orioles for two seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers for two seasons and the Washington Nationals for three seasons. His all time record as a manager is 1,372-1,071.
Before he was a manager, Johnson was an accomplished player. He played 13 seasons in the big leagues, including eight seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, with whom he won two World Series as a player.
Johnson was a three-time All-Star with the Orioles, and a one-time All-Star with the Atlanta Braves, for whom he played for three seasons. He finished his career by playing one season with the Philadelphia Phillies and then one season between the Phillies and Chicago Cubs.
As a player he was a three-time Gold Glove Award winner at second base. He slashed .261/.340/.404 with 136 career home runs.
Johnson succeeded his playing career with an accomplished career as a manager. In addition to the 1986 World Series, he was also named Manager of the Year twice. However, neither of those Manager of the Year Awards came with the Mets. He won the award with the Orioles in 1997 and the Nationals in 2012. He also managed Team USA at the Olympics and World Baseball Classic.
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