Today's Birthday: Lee Elia (Williamsport Grays, 1960; Reading Phillies, 1977-78)

Credit: TCMA via Trading Card Database

Happy 83rd Birthday to former Eastern League prospect and manager Lee Elia. He played for the Williamsport Grays in 1960, and managed the Reading Phillies in 1977 and '78.

Elia played for the Chicago White Sox in 1966 and 1968 and managed the Chicago Cubs (1982-83) and Philadelphia Phillies (1987-88).

Source: Baseball Reference

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