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Davey Johnson, Mets’ 1986 World Series Manager and All-Star Second Baseman, Dies at 82

Colleagues praised a forward-thinking manager whose methods prefigured modern analytics.

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FILE - New York Mets Manager Davey Johnson, center, holds baseball's World Series trophy on the podium after the Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox in Game 7, at Shea Stadium in New York, Oct. 27, 1986. Mets General Manager Frank Cashen, left, Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, partially hidden, and Mets President Fred Wilpon, right, join the celebration in the locker room the clubhouse. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)
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Overview

  • Longtime Mets PR executive Jay Horwitz said Johnson died Friday at a Sarasota, Florida, hospital after a long illness, relaying a call from Johnson’s wife, Susan.
  • As Mets manager from 1984 to 1990, he posted a franchise-best 595–417 record and guided New York to the 1986 championship after a 108-win regular season.
  • He amassed 1,372 managerial wins across 17 seasons and earned Manager of the Year honors with Baltimore in 1997 and Washington in 2012.
  • A four-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove second baseman, he won World Series titles with the Orioles in 1966 and 1970 and hit 43 home runs for the 1973 Braves.
  • Former players and teams issued tributes, including a message from Darryl Strawberry and statements from the Orioles and other clubs.