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Jul 20, 1975
Billy Martin, a tempestuous man known as baseball's street fighter, was dismissed as manager of...
Billy Martin Discusses Being Fired by the Texas Rangers / Billy Martin, a tempestuous man known as baseball's street fighter, was dismissed as manager of the Texas Rangers today. He was replaced by Frank Lucchesi, the Rangers’ third base coach and a former manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Martin had said on his daily radio program early today that he expected to be ousted.
Then, some two hours before the official Ranger announcement, Martin was cleaning out his locker in Arlington Stadium. His eyes reddened from a sleepless 48 hours, he said, “I've been fired and my top assistant, Frank Lucchesi, is my replacement.”
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Texas Rangers Manager Billy Martin Discusses Coaching Gaylord Perry /
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1975
From our WFAA Newsfilm Collection: The wonderful Tom Grieve talks about team depth and his...
Tom Grieve interview from Spring Training in 1975 / From our WFAA Newsfilm Collection: The wonderful Tom Grieve talks about team depth and his choice to play baseball over football at Rangers spring training. March 1975.
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