AKA Earl Sidney Weaver

Born: 14-Aug-1930
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Died: 19-Jan-2013
Location of death: Caribbean Sea
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Baseball

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Cantankerous Orioles Manager

Mediocre minor-league infielder who never played Major League Baseball, but worked his way to the Show by managing in the minors for eleven years (winning three championships). Managed the Baltimore Orioles from 1968–82 and again from 1985–86, winning six division titles, four American League pennants, and the 1970 World Series. Known for dust-kicking temper tantrums directed at umpires.

Father: Earl Milton Weaver
Mother: Ethel Genieve Wakefield
Wife: Jane Johnston (m. 14 years, div., one son, two daughters)
Son: Michael
Daughter: Rhonda
Daughter: Theresa
Wife: Marianna Osgood (m. 1964)

    High School: Beaumont High School, St. Louis, MO

    Baseball Hall of Fame 1996

    SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
    Baltimore Orioles Manager (1985-86)
    Baltimore Orioles Manager (1968-82)
    Baltimore Orioles First Base Coach (1968)

Author of books:
Weaver on Strategy (1984, nonfiction)

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