Jim Fregosi

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Jim Fregosi
Shortstop / Manager
Born: (1942-04-04)April 4, 1942 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died: February 14, 2014(2014-02-14) (aged 71) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1961, for the Los Angeles Angels
Last MLB appearance
May 31, 1978, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.265
Home runs	151
Runs batted in	706
Managerial record	1,028–1,094
Winning %	.484
Teams
As player Los Angeles / California Angels (1961–1971) New York Mets (1972–1973) Texas Rangers (1973–1977) Pittsburgh Pirates (1977–1978) As manager California Angels (1978–1981) Chicago White Sox (1986–1988) Philadelphia Phillies (1991–1996) Toronto Blue Jays (1999–2000)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1964, 1966–1970) Gold Glove Award (1967) Los Angeles Angels No. 11 retired Angels Hall of Fame

James Louis "Jim" Fregosi (April 4, 1942 – February 14, 2014) was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1978, primarily for the Los Angeles / California Angels. He also played for the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Having been the Angels’ most productive and popular player for that franchise's first eleven years of play, Fregosi quickly became its first star. He led the American League (AL) 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. Fregosi holds the franchise record with 70 career triples; several of his other team records, including career games (1,429), hits (1,408), doubles (219), runs (691), and runs batted in (546), were broken by Brian Downing over the course of the 1986 through 1989 seasons.

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.