# I'm thinking of two former MLB HOF managers

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**Created:** [July 31, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-former-mlb-hof-managers/818854 "2018-07-31T05:28:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![ScarletNinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ScarletNinny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScarletNinny)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-former-mlb-hof-managers/818854/1 "2018-07-31T05:28:40Z")

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They have the same last name.

They managed in the same division at the same time.

One manager played for the other manager’s team during his career.

Dick and Ted Williams

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**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-former-mlb-hof-managers/818854/2 "2018-07-31T12:59:51Z")

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Well, one of those guys is not in the HOF as a manager, which makes the title of this puzzle somewhat misleading. In fact, most would say he wasn’t even a very good manager.