PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Philadelphia Phillies legend has passed away.
Phillies’ Chris Wheeler tells WIP Sports Radio that Dallas Green died Wednesday. He was 82.
Green’s family tells Eyewitness News that he passed away peacefully around 12:30 p.m. at Hahnemann Hospital.
Green has been at Hahnemann for the past month on dialysis battling kidney failure. He passed away due to complications of kidney failure and pneumonia.
The family is working on funeral arraignments.
Green is best remembered as the first manager to lead the Phillies to a World Series title in 1980.
“We mourn the passing of Dallas Green,” the Phillies said in a statement.