Fred Girard Haney was an American third baseman, manager, coach and executive in Major League Baseball.
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11 Facts About Fred Haney
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Fred Haney later served as the first general manager of the expansion Los Angeles Angels in the American League.
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For years, Haney was one of the most popular baseball figures in Los Angeles.
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Fred Haney became a manager in 1936, piloting the Toledo Mud Hens of the AA American Association, the top farm team of the St Louis Browns.
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Yet for all his managerial success in Milwaukee, Fred Haney had more than his share of critics who believed it was largely the result of the immense talent around him.
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Fred Haney had 39 home runs and 123 runs batted in, while leading the league in slugging percentage.
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Fred Haney made the team competitive in its early years by selecting future stars such as the shortstop Jim Fregosi and the pitcher Dean Chance in the expansion draft, and acquiring sluggers such as Leon Wagner and Lee Thomas.
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Fred Haney oversaw the Angels' relocation in 1966 from Chavez Ravine down the freeway to Anaheim Stadium in Orange County, during which they changed their name to the California Angels.
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Fred Haney finished his run as GM with a winning record in half of the eight seasons he served in the position.
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Fred Haney died of a heart attack on November 9,1977, at age 81 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Fred Haney was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
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