Terry Francona, manager

It is fitting that the only Red Sox manager in 88 years to win a World Series would be the most beloved in Boston. Terry Francona, with a 279-207 record as the Sox manager, won with 68 percent of the votes. Joe Morgan finished a respectable second with 23 percent. Left off? '78 skipper Don Zimmer and the cantankerous Jimy Williams.  <span class='subject'>MOST BELOVED MANAGER: <a href='http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/gallery/boston_dirt_dogs/most_beloved_manager' onclick='openWindow('http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/gallery/boston_dirt_dogs/most_beloved_manager','','width=775,height=585,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no'); return false;'>Most Beloved manager
It is fitting that the only Red Sox manager in 88 years to win a World Series would be the most beloved in Boston. Terry Francona, with a 279-207 record as the Sox manager, won with 68 percent of the votes. Joe Morgan finished a respectable second with 23 percent. Left off? '78 skipper Don Zimmer and the cantankerous Jimy Williams.
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