contribution from a newbie

[>TC<]

George Steinbrenner fired Billy Martin five times , but Martin, who loved the Yanks, kept coming back. Everyone associates Billy so much with the Yankees that they forget he managed four other American league clubs, three before he ever got the Yankees job, and one between his second and third stints with New York. He won division titles with three of those teams and finished second with the other. Name the four teams besides the Yankees that Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin managed.



TC:beer:

[imgreat95]

I can name 3... Oakland, Texas, and Detroit for sure... I am thinking minnesota for the 4th, but am not positive.

[RockieBill]

"contribution from a newbie"? That's funny, as we all know that TC is the trivia whiz! :biggrin: (me thinks Shawn is correct...)

[>TC<]

It's just too easy for you guys.

Billy won division titles for Minneosta 69, Tigers 72, and A's 81. He took a Texas team that had lost 105 games in 1973 and finished second in 1974.

The timeline: Twins 69, Tigers 71-73, Rangers 73-75, A's 80-82

Good work

TC

[bear]

Shameless!!! TC trying to make these trivia folks here think he's just some Minnesota hayseed trying to answer some questions! But, we know how much effort he puts into knowing all this stuff. That's it, some "newbie" contributions now happening! Should have known this is where he'd be.;)

[>TC<]

Hey bear, good to see you !

I figured I'd try to slide one by on the black, so to speak, but there are way too many of the old guard around to accomplish that.:nono:

I might not be quite as active as I used to be with the trivia, but I'll still be throwing out a few that will test everyone's knowledge, plus throw in a few stories and such.:wink:

A man's got to do .........


TC