Danny Murtaugh

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Daniel Edward Murtaugh (October 8, 1917 – December 2, 1976) was an American second baseman, manager, front-office executive, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played from 1941 to 1951 as a second baseman, with 416 of his 767 career MLB games coming with the Pirates. Murtaugh is best known for his 29-year association with the Pittsburgh Pirates, of which he served as coach for two seasons before becoming manager in 1957, where he would manage in four separate stints from 1957 to 1976. The 1960 team won the World Series in seven games under Murtaugh's leadership for their first championship in 35 years. Health problems forced him to step down to become involved in the front office in 1964, but he would return as manager for the latter half of the 1967 season and a full-time basis in 1970, where the team proceeded to win back-to-back National League East titles, with 1971 seeing them win the World Series for the second time in 11 years. He again resigned due to health problems after...

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