John McGraw

"There has been only one manager – and his name is McGraw.” These were words used by Hall of Famer Connie Mack, baseball’s all-time winningest manager, to describe John McGraw. Mack’s praise was a testament to a man who was known for doing absolutely anything to win a baseball game.

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Call the roll of Yankee greats, past and present, and one names so many of baseball’s all-time heroes — Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, and more — that it is easy to think that they alone made the Yankees. Likewise, the unparalleled Yankee record and the pride that goes with it might lead one to believe that the club had always been successful, that its tradition truly begins with that first flag in 1921. But the path of history is not that simple, of course, and it stretches back toward a hazy and inglorious beginning — in Baltimore of all places.

John McGraw was perhaps the National League's most influential figure in the Deadball Era. From 1902 to 1932 he led the New York Giants to 10 NL pennants, three World Series championships, and 21 first- or second-place finishes in 29 full seasons at their helm. His 2,784 managerial victories are second only to Connie Mack's 3,731, but in 1927 Mack himself proclaimed, "There has been only one manager--and his name is McGraw."

Career: 13 HR, .334 BA (25th), 436 SB (58th), 3B/SS/OF, HOF in 1937, Orioles/Cardinals/... 1891-1907, b:L/t:R, 2x R Leader, born in NY 1873, died 1934

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John Joseph McGraw (April 7, 1873 – February 25, 1934), nicknamed "Little Napoleon" and "Mugsy", was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player and long-time manager of the New York Giants. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. While primarily a third baseman throughout his career, he also played shortstop and the outfield in the major leagues.