Gene Mauch - Umpire Difficulties

Manager Gene Mauch once lamented, "If it's true you learn from adversity, then I must be the smartest SOB in the world." Mauch holds the dubious distinction of having managed the most years (26) and games (3,942) without ever reaching the World Series. Three times he had his teams in a position to advance to the Fall Classic, but each time fate intervened and grasped the opportunity away from him. He was known as a great in-game manager and he had a famous temper. His teams generally improved under his guidance: he led the Phillies to a 34-game improvement in 1962, the Expos to a 21-game jump in 1970, the Twins to an eight-game advance in 1976, and the Angels from 70 to 90 wins from 1980 to 1982, his first full year as their manager.

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