Darrell Johnson

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Darrell Johnson

Born:	August 25, 1928
Birthplace:	Horace, Nebraska
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	180 lbs
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1949: Amateur Free Agent by the St. Louis Browns
College:
High School:
Other Teams:	St. Louis Browns 1952 Chicago White Sox 1952 NY Yankees 1957-1958 St. Louis Cardinals 1960 Philadelphia Phillies 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1961-1962 Baltimore Orioles 1962
Others Managed:	Seattle Mariners 1977-1980 Texas Rangers 1982
Years with Boston:	1974 - 1976 Manager

Darrell Dean Johnson managed the Boston Red Sox to the 1975 World Series and was the first manager of the expansion Seattle Mariners two years later. Played 6 seasons in the Bigs for 7 different teams. The Horace Nebraskan native died May 3, 2004 in Fairfield, CA.

1 Awards
2 Johnson's Moments in the Sun
3 Managerial Record
4 Transactions
5 External Links

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Awards

1975 Major League Manager of the Year as the Red Sox won the AL pennant

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Johnson's Moments in the Sun

Darrell Johnson managed the Boston Red Sox to the 1975 World Series and was the first manager of the expansion Seattle Mariners two years later.

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Managerial Record

Year    League   Team     Age    G     W    L    WP   Finish
1974 AL East     BostonRS  45   162   84   78   .519      3
1975 AL East     BostonRS  46   160   95   65   .594  AL  1
1976 AL East     BostonRS  47    86   41   45   .477      3

1977 AL West     Seattle   48   162   64   98   .395      6
1978 AL West     Seattle   49   160   56  104   .350      7
1979 AL West     Seattle   50   162   67   95   .414      6
1980 AL West     Seattle   51   105   39   65   .375      7

1982 AL West     Texas     53    66   26   40   .394      6

                 BostonRS       408  220  188   .539
                 Seattle        589  226  362   .384
                 Texas           66   26   40   .394
     TOTAL                     1063  472  590   .444

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Transactions

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.
July 28, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Jim Rivera to the Chicago White Sox for Jay Porter and Ray Coleman.
June 13, 1953: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Lou Kretlow and $75,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Virgil Trucks and Bob Elliott.
December 1, 1954: Sent by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on November 17, 1954. The Baltimore Orioles sent players to be named later, Bob Turley, Don Larsen, and Billy Hunter to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, and Willy Miranda. The New York Yankees sent Bill Miller (December 1, 1954), Kal Segrist (December 1, 1954), Don Leppert (December 1, 1954), and Ted Del Guercio (minors) (December 1, 1954) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mike Blyzka (December 1, 1954), Darrell Johnson (December 1, 1954), Jim Fridley (December 1, 1954), and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
November 30, 1959: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Yankees in the 1959 rule V draft.
August 5, 1960: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Before 1961 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 8, 1961: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 9, 1961: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
August 14, 1961: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies.
April 24, 1962: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
April 24, 1962: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
June 12, 1962: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.