▁ 6 5 ▁games ▁as ▁the ▁Bos ox ' ▁second ▁bas eman ▁and ▁batt ed ▁a ▁career - high ▁. 2 7 0 ▁with ▁ 6 0 ▁hits . ▁But ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁manager ial ▁career ▁in ▁earnest . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 – 5 9 , ▁he ▁pil oted ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ' ▁Tri ple - A ▁affili ate , ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Mill ers , ▁reaching ▁the ▁Junior ▁World ▁Series ▁as ▁American ▁Association ▁champion ▁each ▁season , ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁J WS ▁championship . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁off - season ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁campaign , ▁M auch ▁decl ined ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁interview ▁with ▁Qu inn ▁for ▁an ▁opening ▁on ▁the ▁Phill ies ' ▁co aching ▁staff , ▁saying ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁man aging . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁spring ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁Mill ers ▁and ▁prepared ▁for ▁his ▁third ▁season ▁as ▁their ▁manager . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁days ▁of ▁spring ▁dr ills , ▁Qu inn ▁called ▁M auch ▁again ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁replace ▁veter an ▁Phill ies ' ▁pilot ▁Edd ie ▁S aw yer , ▁who ▁had ▁res igned ▁after ▁the ▁team ' s ▁opening ▁game ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 . ▁Four ▁days ▁later , ▁M auch — 3 4 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁time — bec ame ▁the ▁young est ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁Major ▁Le agues ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁career ▁ ▁M auch ▁was ▁a ▁strong