Louis A. Phelan (March, 1864 – November 2, 1933) was a

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in the

1895 Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...

season, with the

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. A saloon-keeper, Phelan was hired on the basis that owner Chris von der Ahe was seeing a mistress that happened to be sister of Phelan's wife. During his lone season as manager, he led the Browns to 11 wins, with 30 losses in 45 games. After managing in those 45 games in 1895, he was replaced by Harry Diddlebock. He was born in

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and died in

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. Phelan is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles.

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Baseball-Reference manager page
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