Today's quiz- Who was the last Phillies skipper to win the Manager of the Year Award?
Answer: Larry Bowa. ( 2001)
* Larry Bowa facts-
- Played shortstop for the Phils for 12 seasons. Third-base coach from 1988 to 1996. Won Manager of the Year in 2001, taking a 87-game loser the previous year and improved them to 86-76 and second place finishers in 2001.
- Winning seasons as Phillies' manager three out of four seasons.
- Cut twice from high school team. Undrafted free agent in 1965.
- Bowa ranks fourth in Phillies history in games ( 1,739) and at-bats *6,815), sixth in hits ( 1,798), and steals (688), and seventh in triples (82).
-Batted .375 in the 1980 World Series.
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