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American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944, 1948), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947), Chicago Cubs (1948–49), Boston Braves (1950–51), St. Louis Cardinals (1952) and the Boston Red Sox (1956–57). Mauch was best known for managing four teams from 1960 to 1987: the Philadelphia Phillies (1960-68), Montreal Expos (1969–75, Mauch was their inaugural manager), Minnesota Twins (1976–80), and California Angels (1981–82, 1985–87). His 1,902 career victories ranked 8th in major league history when he retired, and his 3,942 total games ranked 4th. He gained a reputation for playing a distinctive "small ball" style, which emphasized defense, speed and base-to-base tactics on offense rather than power hitting. Mauch died in Rancho Mirage, California from lung cancer, August 8, 2005. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Mauch Gene was born on November 18, 1925 in Salina, United States. He is an American football player and coach.
Mauch played college football at the University of Kansas. He was a member of the 1948 Kansas Jayhawks football team that won the Orange Bowl.
Mauch began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Kansas. He was the head coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1960 to 1973 and at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1974 to 1977.
Mauch is married to the former Mary Alice. They have three children.