▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th , ▁but ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁extra ▁inn ings ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁Boston ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Series , ▁and ▁denied ▁M auch ▁his ▁last ▁real ▁chance ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁p enn ant ▁and ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁championship . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁Ang els ▁went ▁ 7 5 – 8 7 ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 th - place ▁finish ▁( 1 0 ▁games ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ). ▁M auch ▁suddenly ▁retired ▁for ▁health ▁reasons ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Ang els ▁during ▁spring ▁training ▁in ▁ ▁at ▁age ▁ 6 2 . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁advance ▁sc out , ▁Cook ie ▁Ro jas , ▁who ▁had ▁played ▁for ▁M auch ▁with ▁the ▁Phill ies , ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁club . ▁Seven ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement ▁as ▁a ▁manager , ▁M auch ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁as ▁ben ch ▁coach ▁with ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁to ▁assist ▁Bob ▁Bo one , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁big ▁league ▁ski pper . ▁ ▁Los ing ▁stre aks ▁ ▁Comp ounding ▁his ▁ill - star red ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁manager , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁ski pper ▁during ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁losing ▁stre aks ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁history . ▁His ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Phill ies ▁lost ▁ 2 3 ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁one ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁Major ▁League ▁record . ▁His