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Connie Mack and John McGraw, [ca. 1913]. Michael T. "Nuf Ced" McGreevy Collection, Boston Public Library. Mack's 50-year tenure as Athletics manager is the most ever for a coach or manager with the same team in North American professional sports, and has never been seriously threatened.
Williams has the highest winning percentage of any Athletics manager, .603. [6] Four managers have served multiple terms as the Athletics' manager. Connie Mack's son Earle Mack served as interim manager twice, in 1937 and 1939, when his father was ill. [10] [11] Hank Bauer served as the Athletics' manager from 1961 to 1962, and then again in ...
The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (PSHF) is a nonprofit organization established in 1962. [1] It is the only community-based hall of fame in the United States. [2] At its annual convention and induction ceremonial, the PSHF inducts athletes, coaches, administrators, and those involved in sports medicine and the sports media, [2] whose athletic achievements "have brought lasting fame and ...
Multiple professional athletes were born or raised in the Pittsburgh area. Major League Baseball players Ken Griffey Sr., [77] his Hall of Fame son Ken Griffey Jr., [78] and Hall of Famer Stan Musial were born in Donora, Pennsylvania. [79] Hall of Fame inductee, player and manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Honus Wagner was born and raised in ...
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Richie Ashburn, inducted in 2004, longtime player and color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies Wilt Chamberlain, an inaugural class inductee, born and raised in Philadelphia and played for the Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers Jimmie Foxx, inducted in 2004, played for the Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack, longtime Manager and Owner of the Philadelphia Athletics was inducted in 2004 ...
Aug. 11—Pat Pecora recently was officially inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Chapter, his ninth hall of fame induction. The Pitt-Johnstown wrestling ...
Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager who guided the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series title, has died. He was 92. “Whitey spent his last few days surrounded by his family," the ...