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John Francis McNamara (June 4, 1932 – July 28, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. After spending over 15 years in the minor leagues as a catcher and player-manager, McNamara helmed six Major League Baseball teams for all or parts of 19 seasons between 1969 and 1996.
Jul 29, 2020 · Former Boston Red Sox manager John McNamara has died. McNamara managed the Red Sox to within one strike of a World Series victory in 1986 before an unprecedented collapse extended the team’s championship drought into the new millennium.
Jul 30, 2020 · John McNamara was a Major League Baseball manager and coach who took the Boston Red Sox to the 1986 World Series as their manager before a crushing defeat in Game 7. Died: July...
Jul 30, 2020 · John McNamara, who managed the Boston Red Sox to within one strike of a World Series victory in 1986 before the team's unprecedented collapse, has died. He was 88.
Jul 30, 2020 · Longtime Major League manager John McNamara died Tuesday at age 88, the Red Sox announced on Thursday. McNamara managed six different teams over 19 seasons as a big league skipper. Most famously, he was the manager of the 1986 Red Sox, who won the American League pennant before falling to.
Jul 31, 2020 · John McNamara, who managed the Boston Red Sox to within one out of a World Series championship against the Mets in 1986 — and whose strategy in the critical sixth game has been questioned ever...
Jul 29, 2020 · John McNamara, manager of the ill-fated 1986 Red Sox, died Tuesday in Tennessee at the age of 88. His death was confirmed to the Globe by his wife, Ellen McNamara of Brentwood, Tenn.,...