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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Dick Williams, Ozzie Guillen, Don Zimmer, Duke Snider, Jerry Manuel, Vern Rapp, Felipe Alou, Larry Doby, Mickey Vernon, Tommy Harper, Jim Tracy, Manny Acta, Ken Macha, Walt Hriniak, Tim Johnson, Dick Pole, Billy Gardner, Jerry Zimmerman, Hal McRae, Pete Mackanin, Kevin Kennedy, Russ Nixon, Steve Boros, Ron Hansen, Brad Mills, Norm Sherry, Dave Bristol, Jerry Morales, Joe Kerrigan, Tom Runnells, Galen Cisco, Bob Gebhard, Billy DeMars, Ozzie Virgil, Sr., Jim Brewer, Cal McLish, Bobby Winkles, Jackie Moore, Claude Raymond, Eddie Rodriguez, Pat Mullin, Larry Bearnarth, Peanuts Lowrey, Mel Wright, Brad Arnsberg, Bobby Cuellar, Jay Ward, Luis Pujols, Randy St. Claire, Tommy McCraw, Wendell Kim, Gene Glynn, Jeff Cox, Joe Sparks, Ron Piche, Bill Adair, Bob Natal, Rick Renick, Bob Oldis, Jim Bragan, Perry Hill, Rafael Landestoy, Pierre Arsenault. Excerpt: As manager Richard Hirschfeld "Dick" Williams (May 7, 1929 - July 7, 2011) was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front office consultant in Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967-69 and 1971-88, he led teams to three American League pennants, one National League pennant, and two World Series triumphs. He is one of seven managers to win pennants in both major leagues, and joined Bill McKechnie in becoming only the second manager to lead three franchises to the Series. He and Lou Piniella are the only managers in history to lead four teams to seasons of 90 or more wins. Williams was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 following his election by the Veterans Committee. After growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, and Pasadena, California, Williams signed his first professional contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, and played his first major league game with Brooklyn in 1951. Initially an...