Adair also was a major league coach for the Braves (1962; 1966), White Sox (1970) and Expos (1976).
The next season, in May 1966, Dressen suffered his second coronary in as many seasons.
Emmett Littleton Ashford (November 23, 1914 – March 1, 1980), nicknamed "Ash", was the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball, working in the American League from 1966 to 1970.
Named to succeed Luman Harris as the Astros' manager for 1966 — and also carrying the unusual (for a field manager) title of club vice president — it was expected that he would be able to harness the young talent he had developed at AAA.
At age 50, Resinger was promoted to his first major-league coaching assignment with the 1966 Atlanta Braves, although he resigned August 10 upon the firing of his boss, manager Bobby Bragan.
The Astros fired Richards after the 1965 season as well, and he became the vice president for baseball operations (in effect, general manager) of the Atlanta Braves during the middle of the 1966 campaign.
He was a member of this group for the five years of its existence, then was retained as the Cubs' bullpen coach when Leo Durocher was named manager for 1966.
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