Terry Francona
Terry Francona is the only manager in Major League history to win his first eight consecutive World Series games and just the second manager to guide two Red Sox clubs to World Series titles, the other being Bill “Rough” Carrigan who led Boston to back-to-back championships in 1915 and 1916. [1]
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona reacts during a baseball news conference at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. [2]
Terry Jon Francona, nicknamed Tito, is a retired baseball player (1981-1990) and current manager of the Boston Red Sox (2004-). [3]
Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959, in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a Major League Baseball manager. [4]
Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota), nicknamed “Tito,” was a Major League Baseball manager and player. [1]
Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota), nicknamed “Tito,” is a Major League Baseball manager. [2]
Francona appeared mainly as an outfielder that first year, and he went 4-for-12 in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, an extra playoff round utilized that year because the season was conducted in two halves as the result of the strike. [5]
He appeared mainly as an outfielder that first year, and he went 4-for-12 in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, an extra playoff round utilized that year because the season was conducted in two halves as the result of the strike. [1]
He made his big league bebut with the Expos during the 1981 season. [...] Following a third year in Birmingham and a 296-266 overall minor league record, Francona was hired as third base coach by Detroit Tigers manager Buddy Bell. [3]
As the seasons went on, Francona shifted to first base, where he ultimately played a hundred games more than he had in the outfield. [4]
The Expos won that series, three games to two. [5]
The Red Sox hired Francona to manage their club in 2004, after his predecessor, Grady Little, was let go as a result of the perception that he mismanaged the team in the 2003 American League Championship Series, won by the New York Yankees in seven games. [4]
The Red Sox hired Francona to manage their club in 2004, after his predecessor, Grady Little, was not resigned to a contract as a result of the perception that he mismanaged the team in the 2003 American League Championship Series, won by the New York Yankees in seven games. [...] Terry Francona (born April 22, 1959, in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a Major League Baseball manager. [5]
Sources:
[1] Terry Francona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Terry Francona - News, photos, topics, and quotes
[3] Terry Francona - Conservapedia
[4] Terry Francona - Definition | WordIQ.com
[5] Terry Francona - Celebrity information