Davey Johnson, who managed Mets to remember, dies to 82

Davei Johnson, one of the lights of the four-world series in six seasons for Baltimore Orioles, who later managed to introduce her to his exceptional serial victory in 1986. year, died in Sarasota, died in Sarasota, on Friday in Sarasota.

His death, in the hospital, confirmed Jai Horvitz, Vice President of Alumna Public Relations for Met. Did not determine the reason.

It is known as one of the minds and more confident characters and matches, Johnson was an unusual figure in the world of baseball, with broad spectural interests and achievements outside the field. Scratch Golfer, Rich Investor Real Estate, Licensed Pilot, Realized Ribar and Diving Instructor, graduated from three in Texas, whose regulations led to the ball. Was among the first – if not The First – recognize that computers could be used in the statistics of marshaling baseball to influence team building, an integral plan and games strategy.

In some sort of bar, Johnson took a class of computers at Johns Hopkins University between the 1968 season. And 1969. years and, using the statistics of his teammates as his data called “Optimization oriilla.” The result suggested that if certain changes were made in the preferred line of Orioles, a decidedly Star-school manager, Earl WeaverThe offense would be stronger. This is exactly the type of analysis that in intervening years have made sabermetrics, because the baseball statistics study, a crucial element of the main league ball club.

“I’ve shown Earl as the guy could have the same kind of season in a row, but we would have another 40 runs if Johnson took it to Mets hired him for his first management job, after the 1983 season. Years. “Earl threw in the trashawar.”

As a player, Johnson had a credit career. Long and grimly – he was striving when he managed – he was a smooth pivot that won two gold gloves as part of Oriola Infield, who also included Brooks Robinson on the third, Luis appary and then Mark Belanger In the beginning in Shortstop and Boog Powell. That Infield is often listed as among the best ever.

There was solid on the plate if it was impectular, batting .261 in the whole or part of the 13 major season played by four teams. He was three times in All-Star for the American League as Oriol and once for the National League, 1973. years, after trading in Atlanta courage. His career in a large liquor was interrupted when he cut it early in 1975. years, and he played in Japan before he returned to the National League for shorts and Chicago Chicago.

It was faster, deserving summary, without weak, maybe if you were not aware of the oddity between lines. The most famous, although it was never considered the author of one of the more statistical anomalies for Baseball with a braver, more than any other season, and almost a third of his second season hit any other season in any other season in any other season and almost a third of his second season. Henry AaronWith 40 households, Darrel Evans, with 41 – Atlanta, the first team with three teammates would hit 40 or more domestic rooms in the season. (This feat has been coordinated twice since then, Rockies 1996 and 1997. Colorado.)

You could look at that

In addition, Johnson’s career was intermittently a type of coincidence and unusual phenomena that delights baseball obsessed and makes Johnson’s answer to some good questions in good things.

Who was the last hit Sandi Koufak? It was Johnson, one in the sixth session in the second game of the World Series in 1966. years. Oriole would win in the swing and Koufak, who had chronic arthritis in her throwing, would withdraw the next month.

Who was last performed by the World Series in 1969. years? Johnson is again flying ball to the left field that was caught by Mets’ Cleon Jones, sealing the victory in the world’s first world series. They would not win another championship until 1986. years, when their manager was Davei Johnson.

Who is the only player who was in the field the first twice a virgin Development Record for a home ride? Johnson was part of Atlanta in 1974. year, when Aaron hit his 715. Dom Dom; Two years later, Johnson was part of Iomiuri Giants when his teammate, Sadaharu oh, hit his 715th.

And who was the first player who hit two Grand Grand Slams into the same season? Johnson? A good goal. He only hit .191 In 102 performances on the plates for Phillies 1978. years, but his only two houses were spraying hits with loaded bases.

The statistical outline of his career as a manager is strong. With five different teams over 17 seasons, his recorded record was 1,372-1.071, a percentage of percentage of .562, which ranks him in the ninth in history among men who managed at least 2,000 games. Twice, both times with Mets, won at least 100 games. His teams qualified for postseason to play six times.

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What, however, distinguished his record the most was that a change was made for better wherever he left. Before his arrival, Mets ended below .500 seven years in a row; In Johnson’s first three years, while he was outdated young players like Darryl Strawberries and Dwight Goodane and a witty veteran entry like Wally Backman and Ron Gardenhire, they crossed 90-72, 98-64 and 1986. Years, 108-54.

In 1986. was the high point of Johnson’s career. Mets won a series of priority on the National League against Houston Astros, which discharges the title trill with a 16-Inning: Mets is related to the game with three driving in the ninth level; Both teams achieved a run at 14. years, and it ended after Mets scored three at the top 16. And she was barely held as the astros scored two in her half of the innings. They followed that with the world series with seven games per triumph over Boston Red Soka, including stunning six games, one of the most beautiful games in baseball history.

Two moves behind the Stadium in New York and facing the elimination with two separate, he won, deciding the run who brought home on the ground floor of Wilson, which MooKie Wilson found his way between the leg of Red Sock. Bill Buckner. The MET series relied with a game 7 win.

“In everything Baseball October or I was or part of Johnson,” Johnson wrote in his memoir in 2018. years, “My wild ride in Baseball” (written with Erika Sherman), “Nothing was approaching ’86.”

Mets was Johnson’s largest managerial success, but every secondal league managed Cincinnatima, oriel (where he was responsible for moving local hero, Cal Ripken), Los Angeles Dodgers and The Seasontons for the State Seasontons.

Despite his winning record, Johnson’s independent stripes and his intellectual prime minister – many called him arrogance – prone to Irish to his chiefs. In his memor, the constituent of self-esteem, constantly displayed in light. The Fly Ball hit the final series in 1969. years, he wrote that he was sure he was hit by a house run to tie the game. “The big rush of the wind must have come at that moment and left the ball back,” he wrote.

Anyway, Marge SchottThe loose owner of the red that was inclined to indulging in racial sluice, fired him after three seasons. And his haircut with Peter AngelosThe owner oriel, was so uncomfortable that Johnson resigned after the team went 186-138 over two seasons and just as the year manager was appointed in the American League.

His relationships with Frank I’m lateGeneral Manager Metsova – who started Oriola while Johnson was a player in Baltimore – they were always brittle and began to cut when the meeting did not appear in the world series after 1986. years. Bancin is in the 1990 season. Years.

“Davey Johnson is not the easiest guy who agrees with,” Tony Kornheiser wrote in 1997. in Washington. “You wouldn’t want to live next to the neighbor. He is abrasive and confrontational.” Johnson continued, “Strives to manage from the position that she was smarter than you and everyone else in the room.

“His history is that he wears out pretty fast, and he left, and there is some relief.”

Army family

David Allen Johnson was born in Orlando, Fla., 30. January 1943. His mother, Florence, was a competitive swimmer. He did not meet his father, Frederick, the military tank commander during World War II and during the war in Poland, until he was 2 years old. As a boy, Johnson followed his parents military bases in Germany and in Vioming, Georgia and, in the end, San Antonio.

He was everything around the athlete in high school, competes in basketball, football, golf and trail next to baseball, and he played basketball and baseball in Texas A & M. He left the Faculty after years was to sign with Oriola, because his basketball coach failed, because he oriels him had a future hall, because they had a future hall, and they had orios The future hall moves, and they used to have the future Sala Pomera, and they used to have the future hall in a small base, and they used to have a future hall in terms of short and future multiple rock gloves. in the system.

Johnson became Baltimore’s regular second Baseman in 1966. year, and during the next seven seasons there was an integral joint for a club, which has won more than 100 games three times and went to four world series, winning twice.

Johnson’s 43-Homer season in Atlanta would be his last good; Next year, his average was dipped, his racing fell for 62 out of 99, and he only hit 15 households. Hold, noting that his mistake in Atlanta in Atlanta in 1973. in Baltimore in Baltimore in 1972. years – Johnson blamed the quality of inflata at the Braves Stadium – started playing him in the first place. (“I had to learn how to play the first base,” he wrote. “Nobody helped me.”) By the beginning of 1975. He was on the bench and eager to trade.

“Sell me, trade me – just bring me out of here,” he said to General Director, Eddie RobinsonAccording to his memoir. “You are idiots“

At next two seasons, Johnson spent in Japan, where he was paid $ 160,000, doubles his salary in Atlanta. But they submitted him to unknown expectations in a culture that was terrible and flew under his manager, Shigeo NagashimaThe hero in Japan. He finished his career in the United States with the ignorant to be on small leagues before hiring him for three seasons in smaller leagues.

“I want to thank Mr. Cassena that he is an intelligent man, I know he hired me,” Johnson told reporters at the time.

Johnson was married twice. He survived his wife Susan Allen Johnson, who married in 1994. years; Two children, David Jr. and dawn, since his first marriage, Mari Nan; Two steps, Ellie Casebolt and Jeremiah Allen; two grandchildren; and four banders. The daughter, Andrea, died in 2005. years.

In addition to the management of team teams in the Big-league, Johnson also briefly managed to be the Netherlands in the Netherlands in 2003. and was a coach of the bench at the 2004 Olympics. Years. He managed Team US in World Baseball 2005 and 2009. years and Olympic Games 2008 years. He listed from his last managerial work 2014. After two years with Vashington citizens, where his growing stars, Brice Harper and Stephen Strasburg feded the young Dragil Strawberries and Dwight Goodene.

During Johnson’s Final Week On The Job, The Washington Post Columnist Thomas Boswell Wrote a Farewell to “One of the Smartest and Bridge Stubborn, Independent and Opinionated, Honest and Funny, Patient and Multifaceted Men That Baseball has ever seen.”

Michael S. Rosenvald Contributed to reporting.