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Former Royals, Cubs manager Jim Frey dies at age 88

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April 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

SOMERSET, N.J. (AP) — Former big league manager Jim Frey has died at age 88. Frey managed the Kansas City Royals to the 1980 AL pennant and the Chicago Cubs to within one win of the 1984 World Series. Frey became friends in high school with future big league Don Zimmer, then spent 14 years in the minor leagues without reaching the majors. His 1980 Royals swept the Yankees in the ALCS, then lost to Philadelphia in a six-game World Series. His Cubs wasted a 2-0 lead against San Diego in the 1984 NLCS.

FILE – In this Oct. 9, 1980, file photo, Kansas City Royals manager Jim Frey, center, leads some of his charges off the field at Royals Stadium after the home team defeated the Yankees 3-2 in Game 2 of the American League Playoff Series in Kansas City. Frey, who managed the Kansas City Royals to the 1980 AL pennant and the Chicago Cubs to within one win of the 1984 World Series, has died. He was 88. Frey died Sunday, April 12, 2020, at his home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, according to the Atlantic League’s Somerset Patriots, the minor league team he had been affiliated with since its launch in 1998. (AP Photo/File)