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Elia was let go before the end of the season, and his Cubs tenure ended with a record of 127-158. The Philadelphia native ...
Lee Elia, who died Wednesday at age 87, will always remain a significant part of Chicago Cubs lore, thanks to a rant for the ...
Elia’s professional baseball career spanned more than 50 years as a player, coach, manager and executive, but his name will ...
Lee Elia, who is perhaps best known for his rant directed at Cubs fans critical of his team in 1983, died Wednesday.
Lee Elia, known for managing the Cubs and Phillies during a decades-long career (and for an epic, expletive-filled postgame ...
Lee Elia, former manager of the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, died just shy of his 88th birthday after a successful 15-year baseball career as a player and coach.
Former Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies manager Lee Elia died Wednesday, the Phillies announced. He was 87 years old.
Major League Baseball lost a legend in Lee Elia, known for one of the best postgame rants in the history of the league with ...