Earl Weaver

A seld-described "sore loser," fiesty, cigarette-smoking Earl Weaver utilized his intellect and cajoling nature to lead the Baltimore Orioles to four pennants and the 1970 World Series title. He built his teams around pitching, defense, and the three-run homer, shunning the use of the bunt, stolen base, and hit-and-run. His Orioles won more games than any other team in the 1970s, and he helped establish several young prospects as full-time regulars in the big leagues.

Managed

Weaver's philosophy in his own words: "The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers."

Similar: Joe McCarthy

Linked: "A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players," Weaver said. "I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me." ... Weaver and his star pitcher, Jim Palmer, butted heads often in their careers... His arch-nemesis was umpire Ron Luciano.

Best Season, 1970

Where He Played: Weaver was a second baseman in the minor leagues.

Most Times Ejected, Manager, All-Time
1. John McGraw... 131
2. Leo Durocher... 124
3. Bobby Cox... 117
4. Earl Weaver... 98
5. Frankie Frisch... 86
6. Paul Richards... 80
7. Tony LaRussa... 73
8. Lou Piniella...71
9. Clark Griffith... 67
10. Bill Dahlen... 65
11. Joe Torre... 64

Weaver holds the all-time record for ejections in the American League.

Source: Doug Pappas and SABR

Quotes From Weaver
"Bad ballplayers make good managers, not the other way around. All I can do is help them be as good as they are."

"Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score."

"I think there should be bad blood between all clubs."

"The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game."

"See those gray hairs? Every one of them has number 22 on it." — Earl Weaver, speaking of his tumultuous relationship with pitcher Jim Palmer

Replaced
Hank Bauer

Replaced By
Joe Altobelli replaced Earl in 1983 and won the World Series. But Earl made a comeback in 1985, replacing Altobelli.