{"id":15403,"date":"2025-09-06T12:27:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T19:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=15403"},"modified":"2025-09-06T13:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T20:12:30","slug":"former-mets-manager-sabermetric-pioneer-davey-johnson-passes-at-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/09\/06\/former-mets-manager-sabermetric-pioneer-davey-johnson-passes-at-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Mets Manager &#038; Sabermetric Pioneer Davey Johnson Passes at 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/mets\/\">New York Mets<\/a> manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsda02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-06_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Davey Johnson<\/strong><\/a>, who guided the franchise to its second World Series championship in 1986, died Friday. Johnson passed at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida, after a long illness, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/46174873\/davey-johnson-manger-86-world-champion-mets-dies-82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>. He was 82.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was a four-time All-Star and won two championships and three gold gloves in a 13-year career before embarking on a decorated managerial career. In 1973 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/braves\/\">Atlanta Braves<\/a>, he hit 43 homers, which stood as a primary-second baseman record until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/semiema01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-06_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Marcus Semien<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s 45 in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"8rkRdk5BTfh1kELqVvDnUA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/515463156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'8rkRdk5BTfh1kELqVvDnUA',sig:'SlKO3m9WBf3LK6n83K5ugiuBZCuQW3PYe-VxlodahuE=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'515463156',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Major League history includes some interesting facts about Johnson. He was the last-ever player to homer off of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/koufasa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-06_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Sandy Koufax<\/strong><\/a>, a feat Johnson accomplished in the 1966 World Series. Johnson was involved in both Mets championships. Not only did he manage the World Series champion 1986 Mets, but as a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/orioles\/\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a>, Johnson made the final out of the 1969 World Series, a fly ball to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonescl01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-06_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Cleon Jones<\/strong><\/a> in left, which the Miracle Mets won to secure the team&#8217;s first championship.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring, he became a manager in the Mets&#8217; minor league system. He was named the Mets manager in 1984. New York won a franchise record 108 games and the World Series in 1986. Johnson was the Mets manager until early in the 1990 season. He remains the franchise&#8217;s all-time leader in wins with 595.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the Mets, he managed the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/reds\/\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a> (1993-95), reaching the 1995 NLCS; Orioles (1996-97), reaching the 1997 ALCS; <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/dodgers\/\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> (1999-2000); and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/nationals\/\">Washington Nationals<\/a> (2011-13). He won Manager of the Year in 1997 and 2012. He also managed the U.S. national team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2009 World Baseball Classic.<\/p>\n<h2>Davey Johnson Helps Lay Foundation for Sabermetrics<\/h2>\n<p>Davey Johnson was regarded as an intelligent tactician and an early advocate for analytics. He earned a math degree from Trinity University in 1964. Johnson notably taught himself computer programming and used computer-based simulations to analyze performances and lineups for the Orioles during his tenure as a player, though Orioles manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/weaveea99.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-06_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Earl Weaver<\/strong><\/a> chose not to use <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Davey_Johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I learned more about the inner workings of baseball from Davey Johnson than from anyone else during my career,&#8221; Mets radio broadcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HowieRose\/status\/1964326760276689361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howie Rose said on Twitter\/X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s career winning percentage of .562 ranks 10th all-time among managers with at least 1,000 wins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"5DHSHGeAQBJL4YBta0gAXQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/169574217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'5DHSHGeAQBJL4YBta0gAXQ',sig:'UO81EkFR0ynZxWSlKXVG8fkAiJUOhxRYAmTzWtiq-gM=',w:'594px',h:'401px',items:'169574217',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former New York Mets manager Davey Johnson, who guided the franchise to its second World Series championship in 1986, died Friday. Johnson passed at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida, after a long illness, according to ESPN. He was 82. 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