Synopses & Reviews
A Founding Father of modern baseball, Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy started out as a catcher and moved on to become the consummate manager and part owner of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1950. Better known as Connie Mack, he cut a dashing figure clad in a business suit and straw skimmer. With an even-tempered manner, "Mr. Mack" was regarded as a unique combination of coach and father figure by his playerswho included such all-time greats as Ty Cobb, Lefty Grove, and Chief Bender. This engaging autobiography, written with his characteristic warmth and enthusiasm, reads like a history of baseball during the first half of the twentieth century.
Enhanced by seventy photos, Mack walks us through his amazing lifeand the highlights of his legendary career. He holds the records for most wins and losses by a manager, he won nine American League pennants, brought the A's to eight World Series and won five of them. Plus, there has never been another man who has managed one sports team for fifty years. Achieving the ultimate recognition, the "Grand Old Man of Baseball" was elected to the National Hall of Fame in 1937, and was the first person chosen for the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Synopsis
A Founding Father of modern baseball, Connie Mack was the manager and part owner of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1950. A dashing figure in business suit and straw skimmer, "Mr. Mack" holds the record for most wins and losses by a manager. Enhanced by 70 photographs, his warmhearted autobiography is populated by many legends of the game.
Synopsis
A Founding Father of modern baseball, Mack holds the record for most wins and losses by a major league manager. Enhanced by 70 photographs, his warmhearted autobiography is populated by many legends of the game.
Table of Contents
THE FIRST 100 YEARS ARE THE HARDESTBOYHOOD IN THE OLD HOME TOWNI START ON THE LONG ROADTHE "PHILADELPHIA STORY"THRILLS AND DISAPPOINTMENTSHISTORIC EVENTSRECOLLECTIONS OF GREAT PLAYERSGAY BLADES IN THE GAY NINETIESTHE BIG PARADETHE FAMOUS MARCH ONA VISIT TO THE HALL OF FAMEA TRIBUTE TO THE IMMORTALSSTARS OF YESTERDAY AND TODAYTO THE LADIES!DON'T KILL THE UMPIRE!GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESSTHE CONTRIBUTION OF COLLEGESTHE AMERICAN LEGION AND BASEBALLHIGH SCHOOLS AND NATIONAL DEFENSETODAY AND TOMORROWBASEBALL AND "BIG BUSINESS"MY SELECTIONS OF ALL-STAR TEAMSSTORIES AND ANECDOTESWHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING?BASEBALL HIGH LIGHTS:FIRSTS IN BASEBALLNATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAMEORGANIZATION OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL GAME,
with Leagues and TeamsAMERICAN LEGION ROLL OF HONORINDEX