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John McNamara (1932 -2020), manager of 1986 Boston Red Sox

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John McNamara was a Major League Baseball manager and coach who took the Boston Red Sox to the 1986 World Series as their manager before a crushing defeat in Game 7.McNamara played baseball in high school and at Sacramento City College, but his professional playing career was short-lived, only lasting a few years in the minor leagues before he began managing teams in the late 1950s.

McNamara managed the Oakland A’s, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and California Angels before coming to the Red Sox in 1985.

Their 1986 season was on track for glory as they won the American League Championship and faced the New York Mets in the World Series.

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