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824:AL Central
787:AL Central
750:AL Central
713:AL Central
676:AL Central
639:AL Central
613:Win %
601:Win %
242:As manager
62:1947-08-01
28:Tony Muser
1461:Tony PeΓ±a
1437:Bob Boone
1429:Hal McRae
1357:Bob Lemon
986:Fangraphs
520:Bob Boone
414:in 1979.
178:As player
133:Home runs
97:MLB debut
1493:Ned Yost
1381:Jim Frey
1037:Jim Saul
838:(fired)
263:As coach
822:4th in
785:5th in
748:4th in
711:4th in
674:3rd in
637:5th in
616:Result
397:⁄
155:317β431
82:Batted:
49:Manager
1471:(2005)
1455:(2002)
1423:(1991)
1407:(1987)
1399:(1986)
1351:(1970)
1343:(1969)
604:Finish
475:until
380:, and
88:Threw:
74:, U.S.
1282:2007
1228:1997
1176:1993
1021:1980
844:Total
809:2002
772:2001
735:2000
698:1999
661:1998
624:1997
479:. In
384:. In
172:Teams
57:Born:
978:ESPN
856:.424
818:.348
781:.401
744:.485
707:.398
670:.447
633:.392
610:Lost
598:Lost
584:Year
581:Team
560:2007
556:2006
552:2003
532:2002
528:1998
504:1997
496:1993
485:1992
483:and
481:1991
477:1989
473:1987
457:1986
453:1985
433:1980
408:1975
386:1973
305:2006
301:2003
291:1997
287:1993
277:1989
273:1985
256:2002
252:1997
235:1979
225:1978
215:1977
211:1975
201:1975
197:1971
187:1969
163:.424
127:.259
90:Left
84:Left
974:MLB
853:431
850:317
607:Won
595:Won
494:In
431:In
331:juΛ
147:117
1528::
1218:??
815:15
806:KC
801:-
778:97
775:65
769:KC
764:-
741:85
738:77
732:KC
727:-
704:97
701:64
695:KC
690:-
667:89
664:72
658:KC
653:-
630:48
627:31
621:KC
538:.
510:.
376:,
360:.
337:Ιr
64:)
47:/
1319:e
1312:t
1305:v
835:β
832:β
829:β
812:8
798:β
795:β
792:β
761:β
758:β
755:β
724:β
721:β
718:β
687:β
684:β
681:β
650:β
647:β
644:β
399:2
395:1
392:+
390:2
340:/
334:z
328:m
325:Λ
322:/
318:(
307:)
303:β
299:(
293:)
289:β
285:(
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271:(
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