sentences:  The Steinbrenner reference was alluding to a past incident where the Yankee owner made illegal U.S. presidential campaign contributions.The next day in Kansas City, Martin appeared on live television and tearfully announced his resignation as Yankees manager, but most sources believed he was actually fired by Steinbrenner for the "convicted" comment.Howser was acting manager for one game on July 24, a 5–2 loss at Kansas City on ABC's "Monday Night Baseball", then Bob Lemon arrived as manager for the rest of the season.