Elia spent a half-century in professional baseball as a player, coach and scout. His rant while managing the Cubs is still ...

Lee Elia, who is perhaps best known for his rant directed at Cubs fans critical of his team in 1983, died Wednesday.

In this May 19, 1983, file photo, Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia signals the bullpen to send in a right-hander during a ...

Lee Elia, who died Wednesday at age 87, will always remain a significant part of Chicago Cubs lore, thanks to a rant for the ...

Elia’s professional baseball career spanned more than 50 years as a player, coach, manager and executive, but his name will ...

Lee Elia, who managed the Cubs and Phillies in a pro baseball career that lasted more than 50 years as a coach and player, ...

Elia was let go before the end of the season, and his Cubs tenure ended with a record of 127-158. The Philadelphia native ...

Former Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia, known for his fiery demeanor and decades-long career in Major League Baseball, has ...

Lee Elia, known for managing the Cubs and Phillies during a decades-long career (and for an epic, expletive-filled postgame ...

Lee Elia, former manager of the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, died just shy of his 88th birthday after a successful ...

Elia managed each of his two teams for two seasons, the Cubs from 1982 to 1983 and the Phillies from 1987 to 1988. He accrued ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!Lee Elia, a longtime baseball lifer who may be best known for his epic 1983 rant, ...