ˈæftɚ hɪz plˈeɪɪŋ kɚɹˈɪɹ ˈɛndᵻd, hiː mˈænɪdʒd ɪnðə tˈaɪɡɚz fˈɑːɹm sˈɪstəm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks sˈɪksti tˈuː; nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv sˈɪksti sˈɪks; nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ænd sˈɜːvd tˈuː tˈɜːmz æz ðə bˈʊlpɛn kˈoʊtʃ æt ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ lˈɛvəl fɚðə bˈɔstən ɹˈɛd sˈɑːks nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ; nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, ænd wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈiːɡ tʃˈæmpiənz.
After his playing career ended, he managed in the Tigers' farm system (1956–62; 1965–66; 1970) and served two terms as the bullpen coach at the Major League level for the Boston Red Sox (1963–64; 1967–69), and was a member of the 1967 American League champions.