Ted Turner manages Atlanta Braves for one game during losing streak
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 8
Ted Turner manages Atlanta Braves for one game during losing streak
8 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 8
On 11 May 1977 in Pittsburgh, the 38-year-old owner replaced Dave Bristol, and Atlanta lost again before National League president Chub Feeney removed him the next day.
Players said Turner largely left strategy to coaches, copied Pirates manager Chuck Tanner and made one notable late pinch-hit call that produced a double but not a comeback.
The episode came during a 16-game skid and became one of the most unusual moments of Turner's Braves ownership, which lasted until 1996; his managerial record was 0-1.
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