Complex sentence: The 1951 Phillies lost 18 games from their previous year's standard and fell to fifth, and in 1952, with the team in sixth place and seven games below.500, Sawyer was replaced as skipper on June 27 by Steve O'Neill.
Split into simpler sentences: The 1951 Phillies lost 18 games from their previous year's standard and fell to fifth. In 1952, with the team in sixth place and seven games below.500, Sawyer was replaced as skipper on June 27 by Steve O'Neill.