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Following a career spent mostly as a Tiger third baseman and a long stint in Triple-A, Haney began managing at Toledo (American Association) in 1936. He was elevated to the Browns in 1939, but guided them to a club-record 111 losses. Replaced early in 1941, he went back to Toledo. He turned to broadcasting games for Hollywood (Pacific Coast League) in 1943-48, then managed the club to two pennants in four seasons. That success earned him the job in Pittsburgh, where he finished last three years in a row (1953-55). Taking over the Braves in June 1956, he led them to a world championship in 1957 and a pennant in 1958. Despite finishing second in 1959, he was fired. He was called a conservative manager and was once hung in effigy by Milwaukee fans during a pennant-winning campaign. He later broadcast NBC-TV's Game of the Week, and served as GM of the expansion Los Angeles Angels. (ME)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 29, 1927: In a loosely played game at Yankee Stadium, the Yanks swamp the Red Sox, 15–7, scoring seven runs in the 8th inning. Babe Ruth propels his 13th homer, off Danny MacFayden, while Johnny Grabowski is 4-for-4 with a walk. Dutch Ruether is ineffective, serving up gopher balls to Bosox Grover Hartley in the 2nd and Fred Haney in the 3rd. The Sox give it back in the 4th with three walks, two errors, a single by Bob Meusel and a double by Mark Koenig, to make four runs. Ted Wingfield, pitching 2/3 of the 4th, takes the loss. » November 7, 1938: Fred Haney is signed to manage the St. Louis Browns. » December 11, 1952: Pittsburgh names Fred Haney as its manager for 1953 replacing Billy Meyer, the Bucs manager since 1947. » November 2, 1955: The Pirates name Bobby Bragan as their new field manager, replacing Fred Haney. » June 17, 1956: In Fred Haney's first games managing the Braves, Joe Adcock hits three of his record 13 Ebbets Field HRs in a doubleheader win over Brooklyn before 34,394 fans. In the first game, his game-winning ninth-inning HR off Ed Roebuck lands on the roof, making him the only slugger in history to accomplish this. The ball left the field at the 350-foot mark in LF, clearing the 83-foot wall. » June 26, 1956: Robin Roberts and the Phillies hand the Braves a 4-2 loss. It was the first loss for the Braves after 11 wins under new manager Fred Haney. » December 6, 1960: A group headed by movie star Gene Autry and former football star Bob Reynolds is awarded the new American League Los Angeles Angels. Fred Haney will be GM. Finley withdraws his bid for Los Angeles and offers to purchase control of the Kansas City Athletics.