▁Ex pos . ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁went ▁ 5 2 – 1 1 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁second ▁and ▁last ▁season ▁man aging ▁a ▁team ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁losses , ▁while ▁finishing ▁in ▁last ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁N L ▁East . ▁While ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁in ▁last ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁they ▁went ▁ 7 3 – 8 9 , ▁a ▁ 2 1 - game ▁improvement . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁seasons , ▁the ▁Ex pos ▁did ▁not ▁finish ▁in ▁last ▁place , ▁man aging ▁to ▁win ▁ 7 0 ▁games ▁or ▁more ▁each ▁season , ▁though ▁their ▁best ▁finish ▁was ▁ 4 th ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁finishing ▁ 3 ½ ▁behind ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁and ▁ 8 ½ ▁behind ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁in ▁the ▁latter . ▁The ▁Ex pos ▁won ▁ 7 9 ▁games ▁in ▁both ▁years , ▁though ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁finish ▁above ▁. 5 0 0 . ▁After ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁ 7 5 – 8 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁M auch ▁was ▁fired ▁by ▁the ▁Ex pos . ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁M auch ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Cal vin ▁Griff ith ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins , ▁which ▁had ▁Rod ▁Care w ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁managed ▁them ▁to ▁ 8 5 – 7 7 ▁that ▁year , ▁finishing