Dave Bristol

At 33 he was the youngest pilot in the major leagues. James David Bristol (born June 23 1933) is an American former manager in Major League Baseball in the 1960s and 1970s. Midway through the 1977 season with the Braves mired in a 16-game losing streak owner Ted Turner sent Bristol on a "scouting trip" and took over as his own manager.

He managed the Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants during this period. James David Bristol (born June 23 1933) is an American former manager in Major League Baseball in the 1960s and 1970s.