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Monday, August 08, 2005
Former Angel Manager Gene Mauch dies
Gene Mauch, the Angels manager for much of the 1980s, has died after a long bout with cancer. He managed the third most games in Angels history behind only Bill Rigney (their first manager) and Mike Scioscia (who passed Mauch last season). He also has the highest winning percentage of all Angel managers, going 379-332 for a winning percentage of .533 (if the Angels win 94 or more games this year, Scioscia will pass Mauch). He also guided the Angels to two division championships and was within one game of the World Series twice. He was 79.
RICHARD: Mauch's accomplishments as Angels manager are often buried under the demons of the teams' collapses - the infamous Donnie Moore game occurred under his watch, as well as the 1982 playoff loss to the Brewers. Lost in the shuffle is the fact that he won 90+ games in three of his four full seasons as manager of a club that only has six 90-win seasons since its inception. I'm not sure most Angel fans are aware that Mauch was the club's most successful manager up until the tenure of Mike Scioscia.
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