CREATE TABLE table_55804 ("Year" FLOAT, "Record" TEXT, "Finish" TEXT, "Manager" TEXT, "Playoffs" TEXT)

Name the least year for gene hassell manager and 6th finish
SELECT MIN("Year") FROM table_55804 WHERE "Manager" = 'gene hassell' AND "Finish" = '6th'
SELECT MIN("Year") FROM "table_55804" WHERE "Finish" = '6th' AND "Manager" = 'gene hassell'