Mr. Dodge, whose first automotive job was as a night-shift manager in the former Rover Cowley plant, joined Nissan in 1984 and spent the next 26 years at the company's U.K. operations.
It was a night for the debutants as St Johnstone manager Derek McInnes gave Lithuanian winger Arvydas Novikovas his first start, but the loan player from Hearts was replaced by Alan Maybury at the beginning of the second half.
The Mets wasted a fine performance by Jeremy Hefner when Ruben Tejada's error led to a five-run seventh inning for the Miami Marlins in a 7-5 victory over New York on Friday night, Mike Redmond's first win as a big league manager.
Rick Ankiel and the Astros made an impressive debut in the AL, trouncing the Texas Rangers 8-2 Sunday night in the major league opener and giving Bo Porter a win in his first game asmanager.