april october american baseball shortstop manager nicknamed beauty penchant calling good pitches played major_league_baseball mlb philadelphia_phillies new_york_giants born iowa played minor league baseball point bought phillies giants traded season playing giants season player manager braves serving role years fired braves played seasons ended playing career giants season coached giants managed minor leagues american girls professional baseball league giants world series championship teams national_league pennant winning teams considered excellent defensive shortstop smart ball player elected election controversy included teammates resulting charges early life born iowa youngest children née frank worked news milwaukee railroad attended career early career summer junior year high school age began professional career white class minnesota immediate success registering batting average fielding percentage games developed positive reputation league superior blues acquired midseason remained season finished season batting average stolen bases blues won league championship drafted superior season struggled batting demoted batting promoted batted drew comparisons star shortstop team won championship earned nickname beauty habit referring pitches batted major_league_baseball philadelphia_phillies season philadelphia_phillies purchased portland current dollar terms portland manager quoted saying expect phillies rookie season finished second national_league teammate walks runs scored tied sixth home runs ability hit power sides plate declared developing second wagner phillies won pennant lost world series boston_red_sox offense contributed phillies victory game infield hit leading phillies winning run phillies batted team series batted batted phillies lineup batting average season lowest career despite offensive struggles gained recognition fielding skills injury late season contributed phillies poor play late season feuded phillies manager season requested trade cincinnati_reds trade request granted manager new_york_giants intelligent hard style playing urging giants traded current dollar terms june new_york_giants giants able performer runs scored season second new giants teammate june game giants won phillies hit cycle games played season tied second tied teammate second runs scored hits eighth best base percentage ninth best batted world series giants won new_york_yankees games played games season tied runs scored finished hits tied second walks batting average career high set mlb record fielding chances shortstop season giants swept world series yankees games poor world series batting serving team captain began suffer leg injuries hospitalized case pneumonia season returned postseason batted world series yankees won games young ready succeed giants shortstop opportunity manage traded season looking aid star general manager braves served player manager braves seasons manager youngest manager national_league missed time season finishing place team overhauled braves roster season lost services braves finished fifth place suggested ineffective pitcher smith successes pitcher benefited braves starting rotation braves lacked offense going season hoped pitching defense lead contention braves finished seventh place brooklyn return giants failing turn braves winning team requested release team season signed day stating happy longer stress managing played seasons time seen possible successor manager released season returned giants assistant manager coach serving ended mlb playing career remained coach filling ill manage offseason led team mlb players exhibition trip cuba retired giants appointed player manager surprised disappointed terry chosen left giants later career retiring player managed minor league baseball managed minneapolis class american association reached championship series retained season sought player manager help team reduce costs season interviewed managerial job cincinnati_reds reds hired managed appeared game player managed american girls professional baseball league managed south bend blue legacy cleveland alexander teammate philadelphia coach new_york considered best mlb sportswriter called greatest shortstop giants greatest lived considered baseball history considered fastest baseball contrast great fielding noted offensive ability failing elected elected giants teammates terry joined aided elections teammates terry selections selections terry considered weakest according selective choosing members charges levied led having powers reduced subsequent years despite criticism players elected hall_of_fame period grades terms statistics finished fourth wins replacement inducted personal life married played minor league baseball children lived superior wisconsin remainder lives retiring baseball worked warehouse supervisor retired spent later years hunting fishing died october hospital superior age
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