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10-10-2025, 06:31 PM
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Best players to manage in the major leagues
I read that Albert Pujols is a top candidate to manage the Angels. If he gets the job, he would be the best former player to ever manage at the big league level. Second best is Frank Robinson. Not sure who would be 3, 4 and 5. Thoughts?
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10-10-2025, 06:52 PM
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Ted Williams - Not very successful but pretty much four full seasons.
Edit: I was gonna go through all the 20s and 30s player managers but thankfully you mentioned “former” player, Last edited by Beercan collector; 10-10-2025 at 06:59 PM.
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10-10-2025, 07:50 PM
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Walter Johnson
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10-10-2025, 07:54 PM
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Schoendienst, Hodges, and Bob Lemon were all HOF players.
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10-10-2025, 08:05 PM
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John McGraw
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10-10-2025, 08:11 PM
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A tentative list of best former players to manage,
#1 Ted Williams #2 Walter Johnson #3 Albert Pujols ... IF ... #4 Frank Robinson #5 Yogi Berra #5A Pete Rose if no Pujols Last edited by Beercan collector; 10-10-2025 at 08:11 PM.
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10-10-2025, 08:17 PM
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Had to look it up but Rogers Hornsby came back and managed after his playing days in 1952 and 1953
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10-10-2025, 08:43 PM
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