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Old 02-23-2020, 01:33 PM   #1301
MorganMiller1926
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Roger Craig Reaches Age 90

RHP - Roger Craig - pictured as a Phillie in 1966, his final major leagues campaign, but better known as a Brooklyn Dodger and New York Met, or as the skipper of the San Francisco Giants, turned 90 years of age on February 17. He is the 73rd former living player who is at least 90 years of age at present, according to baseball-almanac.com and wikipedia.org.
He had two 20 loss seasons with the New York Mets, including in their inaugural year of 1962, a team that nearly 60 years later is still reputed by many to be the worst team ever and certainly is among the two or three worst teams of the last 75 years of Post-World War Two Major Leagues Baseball.
Craig was 74-98 as as a pitcher, but that included 10-24 and 5-22 marks for the hapless Mets in their first two years of National League competition. Craig was 49-38 in seven years with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1955-1961).
Craig managed 10 years in the major leagues for the 1978 & 1979 San Diego Padres and he enjoyed an eight year run with the San Francisco Giants (1985-1992), where his Giants teams won the NL West title under his guidance in 1987 and 1989.. Overall his managerial record just succeeded in passing the break-even point. His final managerial record for 10 years was 738-737.
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