to a poor start in 1977, and following a 15–30 record, Frazier was replaced as Mets manager by Joe Torre, who was an active player on the Mets roster at the time. In 1982 he was the manager of the Louisville Redbirds, the AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The team finished in second place with a record of 73–62. He was succeeded as manager of the Redbirds by Jim Fregosi. References External links , or Retrosheet, or Ultimate Mets Database Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics 1922 births 2011 deaths Baltimore Orioles players Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Baseball players from North Carolina Cedar Rapids Raiders players Cincinnati Redlegs players Cleveland Indians players Gavilanes de Maracaibo players Houston Astros scouts Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets players Major League Baseball right fielders Memphis Chickasaws players Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela New York Mets managers New York Mets scouts Norfolk Tides managers Oklahoma City Indians players Patriotas de Venezuela players St. Louis Cardinals players San Antonio Missions players Santa Marta (baseball club) players Spokane Indians players Vancouver Mounties players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players