I remember Davey Johnson as both a player and a manager since I'm getting old quickly. Johnson played from 1965 - 1978 but some of that time in 1975 and all of the 1976 season he played in Japan.
Johnson was a four-time all-star. He added three Gold Gloves. He played most of his games as second base.
Johnson's career stats probably would have raised suspicions or showed that hitting homers in the NL is certainly easier than in the AL. He hit 26 homers from 1966-68, 40 from 1969-72 and then 43 homers in 1973, his first year with the Braves. How about that? He then hit 15 the next year.
That 1973 Braves team had three guys hit at least 40 homers. Hank Aaron and Darrell Evans joined Johnson.
He played for Baltimore, Atlanta, Philadelphia and the Cubs. He managed for 17 years with the Mets, Reds, Orioles, Dodgers and Nationals. He was the manager of the 1986 Mets that won the World Series in dramatic fashion.
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