Lee Elia, manager of Cubs and Phillies, dies at 87

Lee Elia, who managed the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies successful a nonrecreational shot vocation that lasted much than 50 years arsenic a manager and player, died Wednesday astatine the property of 87, the Phillies announced Thursday.

Elia, an infielder who signed with the Phillies successful 1958, played for the Chicago White Sox and the Cubs during his little playing career, hitting .203 with 3 location runs and 25 RBIs successful 95 games implicit the 1966 and '68 seasons.

It was arsenic a manager and manager wherever Elia made his mark. He landed his archetypal managerial occupation successful 1982 with the Cubs astatine property 44. In his 2 seasons with the Cubs, Elia went 127-158, but helium was astir remembered for his expletive-filled rant toward the fans conscionable 19 games into the 1983 season.

He managed the Phillies during the 1987 and '88 seasons, going 111-42.

During his agelong coaching career, helium served arsenic Philadelphia's 3rd basal manager during the Phillies' 1980 title season.

"Affiliated with 10 antithetic organizations passim his distinguished career, helium ever considered himself a Phillie astatine heart," the squad posted connected X.