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Hall of Fame skipper Weaver passes away at 82
Hall-of-fame manager Earl Weaver passed away early Saturday morning after
suffering an apparent heart attack while traveling on an Orioles fantasy
cruise. He was 82.
Weaver, who spent his entire 17-year managerial career with the Orioles, led
Baltimore to six division titles, four American League pennants and one World
Series championship during two stints as the club's skipper from 1968-82 and
'85-86.
Baltimore finished in first or second in the AL East in all but three
seasons during his initial 15-year reign, helping Weaver post a .583
(1,480-1,060) career winning percentage. That mark is good for seventh
all-time among managers, and first for all post-1960 skippers.
"Earl Weaver stands alone as the greatest manager in the history of the
Orioles organization and one of the greatest in the history of baseball,"
Orioles chairman of the board and CEO Peter G. Angelos said in a statement
released by the team.
"This is a sad day for everyone who knew him and for all Orioles fans. Earl
made his passion for the Orioles known both on and off the field. On behalf
of the Orioles, I extend my condolences to his wife, Marianna, and to his
family." The outspoken Weaver first started his coaching career in the
Orioles' farm system in 1957 and eventually worked his way up to managing the
Triple-A Rochester Red Wings in 1966. In '68, he was promoted to the big
league club, assuming the role of first-base coach for the Orioles.
On July 11 of that same year, he replaced Hank Bauer as manager and started
one of the more impressive managerial runs not only in franchise history, but
also in the history of the Major Leagues.
Weaver's unique managing philosophy famously consisted of "pitching, defense
and the three-run homer." The outspoken skipper often elected to pass on
trying to push just one run across through the use of small ball, instead
going for the big inning.
Weaver was also one of the first managers to rely heavily on statistics for
creating positive hitting and pitching matchups for his club. Weaver had
notebooks full of hitting and pitching splits as well as head-to-head
matchups, which he often referred to in setting his lineups, using his
bullpen and selecting pinch-hitters.
The fiery St. Louis native was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1996, and he
was further honored by the Orioles last year with a seven-foot statue outside
of Camden Yards. A number of his former players, including fellow Hall of
Famers Frank Robinson, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer and Cal Ripken were on hand
for the ceremony.
"The impact Earl had on my career has been well documented," Ripken said at
the time. "He had faith in me when I was a young and struggling player and
stuck with me. Earl had a fantastic relationship with my dad and close ties
to my family.
"He is a legendary manager and a large part of Orioles history."
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巴爾的摩金鶯隊傳奇教頭 也是名人堂教頭的 Earl Weaver 辭世 享壽 82 歲
他老人家原本跟著夫人一起在加勒比海的郵輪上旅行 美國時間週六凌晨的時候
因為心臟疾病突發被他的夫人發現昏倒在房內 經過搶救後仍然回天乏術而辭世
生涯 17 年全都執掌金鶯隊 1968 - 1982 , 1985 - 1986 共計 17 年的時間
奪下過六座分區冠軍 四座美聯冠軍 (69-71 , 79) 以及一座世界大賽冠軍 (1970)
生涯戰績 1480 - 1060 勝率 .583 堪稱是金鶯隊隊史上最為輝煌的時代
他手底下曾帶過的幾位名人堂球星 Frank Robinson Jim Palmer Eddie Murray
Brooks Robinson Cal Ripken Jr. 等人都是那個年代的超級名將
他於 1996 年獲選到名人堂 金鶯隊把他的4號球衣退休以及立尊七呎雕像來紀念他
R.I.P.