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 Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1937, Manager
Born: December 22, 1862, in East Brookfield, Massachusetts
Died: February 8, 1956, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ML Debut: 9/11/1886
Played For: Washington - NL (1886-1889), Buffalo - Players
League (1892-1893), Pittsburgh Pirates (1894-1896)
Managed: Pittsburgh Pirates (1894-1896), Milwaukee, Western
League (1897-1900), Philadelphia A's (1901-1950)
Post-Season: 1905 World Series, 1910 World Series, 1911
World Series, 1913 World Series, 1914 World Series, 1929 World
Series, 1930 World Series, 1931 World Series
Bio
Connie Mack was once a catcher, but made his mark as a manager.
After a stint at the helm of Pittsburgh, he assumed control of the
Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 and continued for 50 years until
retirement at the age of 88. "The Tall Tactician," best remembered
as a dignified, scorecard-waving leader in a business suit, won five
World Series crowns and built two dynasties - with four pennants in
five years from 1910 to 1914 and three in a row from 1929 to 1931.
He holds the mark for wins (3,776) by a skipper.
Quote
"Connie entered the game when it was a game for roughnecks. He
saw it become respectable, he lived to be a symbol of its integrity,
and he enjoyed every minute of it."
— sportswriter Red Smith
Did You Know... that when John McGraw called Connie Mack’s
Athletics a "white elephant" that no one else wanted, Mack adopted
the pachyderm as his mascot, a symbol still used by the Oakland A’s?
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