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Ranking every Philadelphia Phillies manager from worst to first

By Gabrielle Starr

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 21: Manager Charlie Manuel of the Philadelphia Phillies speaks to the crowd as he celebrates defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 to advance to the World Series in Game Five of the NLCS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 21, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 21: Manager Charlie Manuel of the Philadelphia Phillies speaks to the crowd as he celebrates defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 to advance to the World Series in Game Five of the NLCS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 21, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA – SEPTEMBER 27: Manager Charlie Manuel #41 of the Philadelphia Phillies waves to the fans and media after clinching the division title against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 27, 2008. The Phillies defeated the Nationals 4-3. (Photo by Miles Kennedy/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

Best Phillies postseason managers

Despite the franchise’s long life, the Phillies have a short postseason history: 11 division titles, seven pennants, and only two World Series titles. It took them 97 years to win their first championship, and 28 more to win their second. Their last postseason appearance was in 2011, and they’ve never earned a Wild Card berth.

Out of the organization’s 55 managers, only seven have any postseason appearances: Charlie Manuel, Danny Ozark, Dallas Green, Jim Fregosi, Paul Owens, Pat Moran, and Eddie Sawyer. Manuel, Ozark, and Green are the only ones to take the Phillies into the postseason multiple times.

Most ejectable Phillies managers

Managing the City of Brotherly Love’s baseball team doesn’t mean it’s all love. 34 of the 55 Phillies managers had at least one ejection to their name. Here’s who leads the pack:

  1. Charlie Manuel – 41
  2. Jim Fregosi – 24
  3. Gene Mauch, Larry Bowa – 23 each
  4. Red Dooin – 21
  5. Danny Ozark – 20
  6. Art Fletcher – 12
  7. Ben Chapman – 10

It’s surprising that Chapman, by all accounts a racist and bigot with a temper, only had 10 ejections during his Phillies managerial tenure. Then again, his behavior wasn’t exactly frowned upon back then. He’s certainly one of the franchise’s most problematic managers.

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