Texas Rangers (1972 and 1981-85)

In 1972 owner Bob Short's Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers. Twig made the move as part of Ted Williams' coaching staff. (He's at right with good friend Nellie Fox.) After a disappointing season, Ted retired again and Twig went back to managing in the minors.

In 1981, Don Zimmer became the Rangers' new manager and Twig became his third-base coach. Zimmer was "the best manager I worked for," a positive person who gave the sense that he had things under control and that everything was going to work out, Twig says. But everything didn't, and after a disastrous start of the 1982 season, Zimmer was fired.

From then through 1985, Twig also coached for managers Darrell Johnson, Doug Rader and Bobby Valentine

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