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Dallas Green, First Phillies Manager To Win A World Series, Dies At 82: Report

His 1980 team brought a world championship title to the city.

Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Dallas Green died Wednesday, March 22, according to CBS Philly.

He was 82 years old.

Green was the first Phillies manager to bring home a World Series victory in Philadelphia in 1980.

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Phillies announcer Chris Wheeler confirmed Green's death, CBS Philly reports.

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