Jim Fregosi played for the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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23 Facts About Jim Fregosi
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Jim Fregosi led the American League in defensive double plays twice, winning the 1967 Gold Glove Award, and, upon leaving the team, ranked ninth in AL history, with 818 double plays.
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Jim Fregosi holds the franchise record with 70 career triples; several of his other team records, including career games, hits, doubles, runs, and runs batted in, were broken by Brian Downing over the course of the 1986 through 1989 seasons.
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Jim Fregosi returned to the team as manager, guiding it to its first-ever postseason appearance in 1979, and later managed the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1993 National League pennant.
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Jim Fregosi was taken to a hospital in Florida for treatment, where he was put on life support.
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Subsequently, after having suffered multiple additional strokes in the hospital, Jim Fregosi was removed from life support and died a few hours later.
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Right-handed batter, Jim Fregosi is one of many notable alumni of Junipero Serra High School of San Mateo, California, and was signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1960.
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Jim Fregosi continued to turn out solid years, particularly in 1967 when he batted.
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Jim Fregosi became regarded as the league's top-hitting shortstop, leading the AL in triples in 1968, and was named an All-Star every season from 1966 to 1970.
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Jim Fregosi was the last player to retire who was a member of the "original" Los Angeles Angels.
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Jim Fregosi's record was 237 wins and 248 losses in the regular season and one win and three losses in the postseason.
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Jim Fregosi managed the team for three seasons, in each of which the White Sox finished in fifth place in the American League West.
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Jim Fregosi finished with a record of 193 wins and 226 losses in the regular season.
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Jim Fregosi returned in 1991 with the Phillies, hired again by former Angels teammate and General Manager Lee Thomas.
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One general criticism of Jim Fregosi was that he was a manager who relied on veteran players and was unable to develop younger players.
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Jim Fregosi was ultimately fired by the Phillies in 1996 after posting a series of dismal post-1993 seasons.
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Jim Fregosi finished with a record of 431 wins and 463 losses in the regular season and six wins and six losses in the postseason.
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Jim Fregosi was hired away from the San Francisco Giants as the new manager for the Blue Jays in 1999 one month before the season began.
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Jim Fregosi finished with a record of 167 wins and 157 losses in the regular season.
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Jim Fregosi delivered a eulogy at the March 2007 funeral of longtime friend and former Phillies coach John Vukovich.
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In February 2014, Jim Fregosi was a part of an MLB Alumni cruise when he suffered multiple strokes.
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Jim Fregosi was the son of Archie and Margaret Jim Fregosi and grew up in South San Francisco, California.
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