Buzzie Bavasi Dies; Bicoastal Dodgers General Manager
"Emil J. "Buzzie" Bavasi, the forceful general manager who shepherded the Dodgers through their World Series-studded transition from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, has died. He was 92. Bavasi, who also was an executive with the Angels and San Diego Padres, died today, it was announced by the Seattle Mariners. Bavasi's son Bill is general manager of the Mariners.
"One of the last of a mid-century generation of wisecracking wheeler-dealers of ballplayers, Bavasi joined the Dodgers in 1938 with a minor league job and stepped down with the Angels in 1984, lamenting that the game had changed irreversibly when agents began representing players in contract negotiations.
Along the way he built Dodgers rosters that reached eight World Series and won four championships, beginning with the team's only title in Brooklyn, in 1955, through the 1960s glory years in Los Angeles. He also led the Angels to their first two division titles, in 1979 and 1982."
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