Lefty Phillips

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Harold Ross Phillips

• Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
• Height 5' 11", Weight 192 lb.

• Born June 16, 1919 in Los Angeles, CA USA
• Died June 12, 1972 in Orange, CA USA

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Lefty Phillips spent less than two months as a pitcher with the Bisbee Bees in 1939, before arm trouble ended his playing days. He became a bird dog, then a scout for the Cincinnati Reds (1948-1950) and Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1952-1964).

Phillips was then a Los Angeles Dodgers coach from 1965 to 1968. In 1969, he joined the California Angels, and later that season was named their manager, a job he held through 1971. He died of an asthma attack less than a year later.

Preceded by Bill Rigney

California Angels Manager 1969-1971

Succeeded by Del Rice

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