Former Dodgers All-Star, who coached Mets in his 80s, dies at 89
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Phil Regan, whose MLB career spanned seven decades as a player, coach, and manager, died July 8 according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Regan was 89.
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Regan pitched 13 seasons for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. He made his only All-Star team in 1966, when he went 14-1 with a 1.62 ERA and 21 saves for the Dodgers.
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That season, teammate Sandy Koufax nicknamed him “The Vulture” because of his knack for picking up wins in the late innings. Despite not starting a game, Regan pitched 116.2 innings that season. While relievers never amass more than 100 innings in a season today, Regan did it four times in his career.
Regan made two relief appearances for the Dodgers in the 1966 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles — who he later piloted to a 71-73 record in 1995, his only major league season as a manager.
Regan retired as a player after the 1972 season with 96 wins, 92 saves, and 743 strikeouts in his career. He spent the next 48 years coaching in various capacities.
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Regan was the head coach at Grand Valley State College from 1974 to 1982, where his teams compiled a 176-153 record. He then became a major league pitching coach, working with the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets.
In June 2019, when he was 82 years old, Regan became the Mets’ pitching coach as a midseason replacement when Dave Eiland was fired.
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