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The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more was Arthur Irwin, whose .575 winning percentage is fourth on the all-time wins list for Phillies managers. [1] Conversely, the worst winning percentage over a season in franchise history is .160 by the inaugural season's second manager Blondie Purcell , who posted a 13 ...
Patrick Corrales (March 20, 1941 – August 27, 2023) was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1964 to 1973, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds as well as the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres.
John Christopher Vukovich (July 31, 1947 – March 8, 2007), nicknamed "Vuk" or "Johnny Vuk", was an American professional baseball utility infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball, [1] best known for his years with the Philadelphia Phillies. [2]
The longest-tenured general manager is Paul Owens, with 11 years of service to the team in that role, from 1972 to 1983. [3] Owens also served as the team manager in 1972, and from 1983 to 1984. [4] After this time, he served as a team executive until 2003, and was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in recognition of his ...
Daniel Leonard Ozark (born Orzechowski; November 26, 1923 – May 7, 2009) was an American coach and manager in Major League Baseball.. As manager of the Philadelphia Phillies (1973 to 1979), Ozark led the team to three consecutive National League East Division championships (1976–1978), but each year his team fell in the National League Championship Series.
Thomson, 58, takes over as manager after originally joining the Phillies in 2017. Prior to coaching in Philadelphia, Thomson was Girardi's bench coach in New York from 2008-2017.
He was promoted to the Phillies' coaching staff for the 1984 season as heir apparent to their skipper Paul Owens, who also was the club's general manager. Owens resigned his managing post September 30 of that season, and Felske took over the helm. However, the Phillies—1983 National League champions—were in rapid decline.
James Leroy Thomas (February 5, 1936 – August 31, 2022) was an American first baseman and right fielder, coach and front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for six teams from 1961 to 1968, most notably the Los Angeles Angels, then went on to a successful tenure as general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.