Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced the passing of former Orioles player and former Orioles and Nationals manager, Davey Johnson, at the age of 82. MLB posted the following on X:
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Major League player and manager Davey Johnson. In 8 years with the Orioles from 1965-72, Johnson was a 3-time All-Star, won 3 Gold Glove Awards, and was part of four AL pennant winners and two World Series champions (1966 & 1970).
He earned a 4th All-Star appearance with the Braves in 1973, the year he hit 43 home runs, which stood as the single-season record for a second baseman until 2021. After two seasons with Japan’s Yomiuri Giants, Johnson finished his playing career in 1978 with the Phillies and Cubs.
Johnson managed the Mets from 1984-90 and led them to 5 consecutive 90-win seasons. The highlight of his Mets tenure was 1986, when the Mets won 108 games in the regular season and a World Series championship. The 7-game victory vs. the Red Sox is one of the most classic World Series in MLB history.
Johnson would go on to manage the Reds (1993-95), Orioles (1996-97), Dodgers (1999-2000) and Nationals (2011-2013). He won four division titles, twice winning Manager of the Year honors – once in the AL with the Orioles (1997) and again in the NL with the Nationals (2012). His career managerial record was 1,372-1,071 – a .562 winning percentage. Johnson was 82 years old.”
