James Gottfried Frey was an American professional baseball manager, coach, general manager, and Minor League Baseball outfielder.
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12 Facts About Jim Frey
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In 1980, Jim Frey led the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball to their first American League championship, in his first year with the team.
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Jim Frey was promoted to the MLB Orioles' coaching staff under Earl Weaver, in 1970, and coached on three AL pennant winners and one World Series champion through 1979.
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Week after the end of the 1979 World Series on October 24, Jim Frey was named to succeed Whitey Herzog as manager of the Kansas City Royals.
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Jim Frey was hired by the Chicago Cubs for the 1984 season, and again struck paydirt as the Cubs won the division title, earning their first post-season appearance since 1945.
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Jim Frey was fired two months into the season and replaced by John Vukovich.
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The next year, Jim Frey surfaced as a color commentator on the Cubs' WGN Radio broadcasts.
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Jim Frey hired his lifelong friend, Zimmer, to manage the team, and immediately made his presence felt.
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Jim Frey traded the popular Keith Moreland to San Diego for closer Goose Gossage, who had played a big part on the Padres team that eliminated the Cubs, four years earlier.
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Jim Frey was reassigned within the organization after the 1991 season, replaced by former Chicago White Sox general manager Larry Himes.
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Jim Frey died in Ponte Vedra, Florida, on April 12,2020, at the age of 88.
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