Connie Mack

Cornelius Alexander Mack (born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy the December 22nd 1862 with East Brookfield, Massachusetts, dead the February 8th 1956 with Philadelphia), was a professional player of Baseball, a manager and owner of club. Regarded as one of the largest managers of the history of the major League of baseball, it holds the records of victories, defeats and meetings managed in major League. He was the manager of the Athletics de Philadelphia during 50 consecutive seasons and gained 5 world series and 9 titles of American Ligue with this team.

Career of player

Born in East Brookfield from Irish parents, Connie Mack began its career in major league with Nationals from Washington in 1886 at the station of receiver. After four seasons, the team is dissolved. Mack joined the Bisons of Buffalo ( Players League ) in 1890, then when the league amalgamates with the National league, it joined the Pirates of Pittsburgh in 1891. It shares its three last seasons of player with the station of manager of the Pirates. It stops its career of player in 1896 after six seasons with Pittsburgh and eleven seasons in major League.

Career of manager

In 1901, a new league makes its appearance to compete with the National league. Connie Mack becomes manager, director-manager and shareholder of Athletics de Philadelphia, one of the eight franknesses from the league. When John McGraw, the manager of the Giants of New York called Athletics a white elephant of which nobody wanted ( has white elephant nobody wanted ), Connie Mack chooses an white elephant like logo of the team. The elephant is still present today on the alternative logos of the Athletics d' Oakland. He dissociates other managers while carrying a costume, a tie and a borsalino instead of a uniform of the team like coutume.
He becomes joint owner of the team with Ben Shibe. Connie Mack deals only with the sporting part, whereas Shibe takes in hand the economic sector. When Shibe dies in 1922, its sons take its succession. In 1936, with died of the last wire of Shibe, Connie Mack becomes the single owner of the équipe.
Connie Mack managed Athletics until the season 1950 after which it took its retirement at 88 years. Its 50 years period to the head of Athletics is longest for a trainer or a manager in the same North-American professional team. There remained owner and president until 1954. The following year, Athletics join Kansas City in the Missouri.
During its 53 seasons of manager, it gained 9 titles of American League (1902, 1905,1910,1911,1913,1914 and of 1929 to 1931), took part in 8 world series and gained 5 of them (1910, 1911,1913,1929 and 1930). It built two dynasties: from 1910 to 1914 (with Eddie Hakes, Frank Baker, Barry Jack and Stuffy McInnis) and of 1929 to 1931 (with Lefty Grove, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx et al. Simmons). It managed 7879 meetings for 3776 victories and 4025 defeats.

Heritage

Connie Mack is elected with the Temple of re-elected baseball as manager in 1937 by the Committee of the Veterans, one year after the creation of the institution. In 1953, the Shibe Parke of Philadelphia is famous Connie Mack Stadium , one year before the departure of Athletics for Kansas City. Earl Mack, his/her son, also played in major League for Athletics between 1910 and 1914. It ensured the replacement of his father the station of manager in 1937 and 1939, when Connie Mack was too sick to assume its responsibilities.

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