season, the New York Yankees fired manager Lou Piniella, replacing him with Green. The Yankees had slumped to fall out of the playoff race late in 1988, and team owner George Steinbrenner wanted a manager who would be more of a disciplinarian with the players. With the 1989 Yankees, he was also under .500 at 56–65 (.463). The team had finished nine games over .500 the prior year, but fell to nine games under .500 during Green's tenure. Green insulted Steinbrenner by referring to him as "Manager George" for his meddling with the team. Steinbrenner fired Green, in August 1989. New York Mets In , the New York Mets hired Green as a scout. During the season, the Mets fired manager Jeff Torborg, and hired Green for the position. During his tenure with the Mets, he was under .500 at 229–283 (.447). The Mets fired Green in , replacing him with Bobby Valentine. Late career In , Green returned to the Phillies as a senior advisor to the General Manager. He would remain with the Philadelphia organization, serving in various capacities, for the remainder of his life. Green's overall managerial record was 454–478, a .487 winning percentage. Managerial record Personal life On January 31, 1958, Green married Sylvia Lowe Taylor at Calvary United Presbyterian Church in Hayden Park, Delaware. The couple had four children, and remained married until his death. Green's nine-year-old granddaughter, Christina Taylor-Green, was killed in the 2011 Tucson shooting that critically wounded Rep. Gabby Giffords. Her interest in government prompted a neighbor to take her to the event with the congresswoman. Green, after receiving the news of his granddaughter's death, said that this was the worst thing that has ever happened to his family. His son, John Green, Christina's father, is a supervisor of amateur scouts (east coast) and is currently working for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Death On March 22, 2017, Green died at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, from kidney failure, complicated with pneumonia. The Phillies wore a patch on their uniform sleeves, featuring a capital D with the team's 70s- and 80s-era “baseball inside the P” logo — the one used during his tenure as the team’s skipper — in the middle color area, featuring the team's colors, red and white, in a black circle, during the season, in his memory. References External links Dallas Green at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Dallas Green at Baseball