Charles William Tanner was an American professional baseball player and manager.
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24 Facts About Chuck Tanner
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Chuck Tanner played for eight seasons for four teams: the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels.
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Chuck Tanner is best known as a manager, having managed four teams from 1970 to 1988.
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Chuck Tanner would spend his entire Minor League managing career in the Angels' system.
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In 1963, Chuck Tanner began his managerial career with the single-A Quad Cities Angels in the Midwest League.
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Chuck Tanner, who signed a two-year contract, replaced Don Gutteridge who had been dismissed two days prior.
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Chuck Tanner did not retain Adair for his staff after the season, but he named Al Monchak and Joe Lonnett as his first- and third-base coaches respectively on October 2,1970.
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Chuck Tanner converted Rich "Goose" Gossage from a starting pitcher to a reliever, a role that would lead Gossage to the Hall of Fame.
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Chuck Tanner finished his White Sox career with a record of 401 wins and 414 losses.
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Bill Veeck, who had repurchased the White Sox, invited Chuck Tanner to remain in the organization in a different capacity, but the offer was declined.
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Chuck Tanner still had to be paid $60,000 in each of three remaining years of his White Sox contract.
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One day later on December 18,1975, Chuck Tanner was hired to succeed Alvin Dark as manager of the Oakland Athletics.
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Chuck Tanner finished his Athletics career with a record of 87 wins and 74 losses.
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Chuck Tanner returned to his Western Pennsylvania roots when he was traded by the A's to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 on November 5,1976.
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Chuck Tanner succeeded the recently retired Danny Murtaugh as Pirates manager.
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Chuck Tanner reached the pinnacle of his managerial career in 1979 as the skipper of the Pirates' 1979 World Series champion team.
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Chuck Tanner guided the team together, and the players selected the Sister Sledge hit "We Are Family" as their theme song.
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Chuck Tanner finished his Pirates career with a record of 711 wins and 685 losses.
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Chuck Tanner was hired by the Atlanta Braves prior to the 1986 season, but his teams would continue to muddle along near the bottom of their division—finishing last and second to last in the NL West in his two full seasons.
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Chuck Tanner finished his Braves career with a record of 153 wins and 208 losses.
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Chuck Tanner was the father of former major league player and coach Bruce Tanner.
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Chuck Tanner died at age 82 on February 11,2011, in New Castle after a long illness.
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