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Billy Martin Discusses Being Fired by the Texas Rangers

Billy Martin, a tempestuous man known as baseball's street fighter, was dismissed as manager of the Texas Rangers today. He was replaced by Frank Lucchesi, the Rangers’ third base coach and a former manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Martin had said on his daily radio program early today that he expected to be ousted.

Then, some two hours before the official Ranger announcement, Martin was cleaning out his locker in Arlington Stadium. His eyes reddened from a sleepless 48 hours, he said, “I've been fired and my top assistant, Frank Lucchesi, is my replacement.”