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Philadelphia A's All Time Manager |
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Connie Mack
| A journeyman catcher before managing the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1894-96, Mack took over the ownership of the floundering Philadelphia Athletics in 1901, adopting the white elephant for the logo when John McGraw called his team a "white elephant that nobody wanted." No one ever managed more games, as Mack managed for 53 years (the final 50 with the A's before retiring in 1950). He won he won nine pennants, appeared in eight World Series, winning five of them during his legendary career. He built two teams considered true dynasties: the 1910-14 Athletics and the 1929-31 Athletics. He was inducted intothe Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. |
All Time Teams Best Teams World Champions HOF Members
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