Frank Lucchesi, former Texas Rangers manager, has passed away at the age of 92, the team announced this morning.
Lucchesi began playing minor league baseball in 1945 at the age of 18. He first was named manager of Medford of the Far West League in 1951, at the age of 24, and managed in the minors for almost 20 years before getting his shot in the majors, when the Philadelphia Phillies hired him to manage their team in 1970. He was let go late in the 1972 season, and after managing Oklahoma City in 1973,
In 1974 Lucchesi was hired to be the third base coach for the Billy Martin-managed Texas Rangers.