| Paul Owens | |
|---|---|
| General manager / Manager | |
| Born: February 7, 1924 Salamanca, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: December 26, 2003 (aged 79) Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games managed | 319 |
| Win–loss record | 161–158 |
| Winning % | .505 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Paul Francis Owens (February 7, 1924 – December 26, 2003), nicknamed "the Pope", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) front office executive, manager, and scout. Earlier, during his playing career, Owens was a first baseman and catcher, and then a manager, in minor league baseball.[1]
Owens' entire Major League career was spent with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was the general manager and principal architect of the 1980 Phillies, who won the third National League (NL) pennant and became the first World Series champion in franchise history — breaking a 97-year streak of futility dating to the team's founding in 1883. Owens was general manager of the Phillies from June 3, 1972, through the end of 1984, and twice (1972; 1983–1984) added the title of field manager to his job description.
In 1983, he took the managerial reins of the Phillies in mid-season and led them to their fourth pennant, but lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the 1983 World Series. After his tenure as manager ended the following year, he remained with the team as an advisor and scout for the rest of his life.