His 2nd (and final) stint as a major-league manager came midway through the 1966 season, when he took over the Braves.
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Hitchcock almost made it to the end of the 1967 season, but was fired with 3 games remaining.
(I never understand why teams do that. Why not let a guy finish out the string? There's no way the interim guy can do anything in the last 3 games, with the team in 7th place!)
After scouting for the Expos for a few seasons, Billy was the president of the Southern League from 1971-80.
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