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 | Merkle's Boner Division Chooses Best Manager Thursday, November 3rd, 1966 Chris Patricola celebrated a successful season with the Los Angeles Dodgers by hosting team officials and select media at a Los Angeles area first-class eatery. But when he first came to town, the 1966 Merkle's Boner Division Manager of the Year was met with a good measure of skepticism. "Very few people believed in our ballclub when I got here. It just goes to show you that a bunch of talented ballplayers playing together can make any old manager a genius," a modest Patricola joked, not fully recognizing his own stature in the baseball community. However, baseball journalists duly noted his managerial skill as he skippered the Dodgers to a 88-74 record this year and a first place finish in the Merkle's Boner Division. |   |
