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Jim Fregosi remembered

Facts and figures about the former Phillies manager, who died at age 71.

James Louis Fregosi

Born: April 4, 1942, in San Francisco.

Died: Feb. 14, 2014, in Miami after suffering a series of strokes while on a cruise ship in the Caribbean.

As a player: A shortstop, Fregosi was selected by the Angels in the 1960 expansion draft and became one of the club's first great players . . . Was a six-time All-Star from 1964-70 and won the 1967 Gold Glove . . . Was traded to the Mets in 1971 in a deal that included Nolan Ryan going to the Angels . . . Played 18 seasons in the majors and was named the Angels manager in 1978, 2 days after he retired.

As a manager: Guided the 1979 Angels to the club's first division title - with Ryan a key member of the pitching staff . . . Became the Phillies manager in 1991 and was the steady hand behind the team's worst-to-first run to the 1993 World Series . . . Was criticized for mishandling the bullpen during the series loss to the Blue Jays . . . Went 431-463 in six seasons as Phillies manager (1991-96) before he was replaced by Terry Francona . . . Managed Toronto in 1999-00 and compiled a 1028-1094 record as a skipper.

Firestorm: Responded to a question in 1994 about consistent criticism from WIP by saying that the callers all were from South Philly and had sexual relations with their sisters and that the station's employees were doing the same with their mothers. It was supposed to be an off-the-record remark, but it got back to the station.

Phillies' World Series managers

1915: Pat Moran Lost to Red Sox

1950: Eddie Sawyer Lost to Yankees

1980: Dallas Green Beat Royals

1983: Paul Owens Losto Orioles

1993: Jim Fregosi Lost to Blue Jays

2008: Charlie Manuel Beat Rays

2009: Charlie Manuel Lost to Yanks

Fregosi's Phillies' career

Year: W-L NL East

1991: 74-75 3rd

1992: 70-92 6th

1993: 97-65 1st

1994: 54-61 4th

1995: 69-75 2nd

1996: 67-95 5th

From a Daily News story in 2004: A writer once asked him how he wanted to be remembered, and Jim Fregosi said this: "A lot of managers need to be fulfilled by people saying they're smart. I had my day in the sun as a player. The only thing I want people to say about me when I'm gone is that I was a baseball guy."