July 31 and Bissonette took the helm for the remainder of the season. His Braves won 25 and lost 34 (.424), improving to sixth, but the team lured the highly successful Billy Southworth from the St. Louis Cardinals to be its 1946 manager, and Bissonette moved on to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he signed as a coach for . By 1947, Bissonette was back in the minor leagues as a manager with the Portland Pilots of the Class B New England League. He rose as high as the Triple-A Toronto Maple Leafs in 1949, but never managed again in the Majors. References J. G. Taylor Spink, ed. The Baseball Register, 1946 edition. St. Louis: Charles C. Spink and Son. The Deadball Era 1899 births 1972 suicides Albany Senators players Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Baseball coaches from Maine Baseball players from Maine Binghamton Triplets players Bradford Bees players Brooklyn Dodgers players Brooklyn Robins players Boston Braves coaches Boston Braves managers Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Des Moines Demons players Georgetown Hoyas baseball players Georgetown University alumni Glace Bay Miners players Hartford Bees players Jersey City Skeeters players Kents Hill School alumni Major League Baseball first basemen Montreal Royals players New Hampshire Wildcats baseball players People from Winthrop, Maine Pittsburgh Pirates coaches Quebec Athletics players Rochester Tribe players Suicides by firearm in Maine Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) managers Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Westbrook College alumni York White Roses players Valleyfield/Cap-de-la-Madeleine Madcaps players American expatriate baseball players in Canada