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Born: April 7, 1873, in Truxton, New York
Died: February 25, 1934, in New Rochelle, New York

ML Debut: 8/26/1891

Played For: Baltimore Orioles NL (1891-1899), St. Louis Cardinals (1900), Baltimore Orioles AL (1901-1902), New York Giants (1902-1906)
Managed: Baltimore Orioles NL (1899), Baltimore Orioles AL (1901-1902), New York Giants (1902-1932)

Post-Season: 1905 World Series, 1911 World Series, 1912 World Series, 1913 World Series, 1917 World Series, 1921 World Series, 1922 World Series, 1923 World Series, 1924 World Series

Bio
John McGraw was the fiery third baseman of the Baltimore Orioles in the 1890s, but he achieved much more recognition as an innovative, autocratic field manager. In his 31 years at the helm of the New York Giants, "Little Napoleon's" teams won 10 pennants, finished second 11 times and took home three World Series trophies. He ranks second all-time with 2,840 wins. As a player, he was credited with helping to develop the hit-and-run, the Baltimore chop, the squeeze play and other strategic moves.

Quote
"There has been only one manager, and his name is John McGraw."
   — Connie Mack

Did You Know... that John McGraw came out of retirement to manage the National League in the very first major league All-Star Game, July 6, 1933?
 

Year Team Lg G W L PCT
1899 BAL NL 152 86 62 .581
1901 BAL AL 134 68 65 .511
1902 BAL AL 63 28 34 .452
1902 NY NL 65 25 38 .397
1903 NY NL 142 84 55 .604
1904 NY NL 157 106 47 .693
1905 NY NL 155 105 48 .686
1906 NY NL 152 96 56 .632
1907 NY NL 155 82 71 .536
1908 NY NL 157 98 56 .636
1909 NY NL 157 92 61 .601
1910 NY NL 155 91 63 .591
1911 NY NL 154 99 54 .647
1912 NY NL 154 103 48 .682
1913 NY NL 156 101 51 .664
1914 NY NL 156 84 70 .545
1915 NY NL 155 69 83 .454
1916 NY NL 155 86 66 .566
Year Team Lg G W L PCT

Year Team Lg G W L PCT
1917 NY NL 158 98 56 .636
1918 NY NL 124 71 53 .573
1919 NY NL 140 87 53 .621
1920 NY NL 155 86 68 .558
1921 NY NL 153 94 59 .614
1922 NY NL 156 93 61 .604
1923 NY NL 153 95 58 .621
1924 NY NL 154 93 60 .608
1925 NY NL 152 86 66 .566
1926 NY NL 151 74 77 .490
1927 NY NL 155 92 62 .597
1928 NY NL 155 93 61 .604
1929 NY NL 152 84 67 .556
1930 NY NL 154 87 67 .565
1931 NY NL 153 87 65 .572
1932 NY NL 40 17 23 .425
      4879 2840 1984 .589
Year Team Lg G W L PCT