num_pages: 288
description: A Founding Father of modern baseball Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy started out as a catcher and moved on to become the consummate manager and part owner of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1950. Better known as Connie Mack he cut a dashing figure clad in a business suit and straw skimmer. With an even-tempered manner Mr. Mack was regarded as a unique combination of coach and father figure by his playerswho included such all-time greats as Ty Cobb Lefty Grove and Chief Bender. This engaging autobiography written with his characteristic warmth and enthusiasm reads like a history of baseball during the first half of the twentieth century. Enhanced by seventy photos Mack walks us through his amazing lifeand the highlights of his legendary career. He holds the records for most wins and losses by a manager he won nine American League pennants brought the A's to eight World Series and won five of them. Plus there has never been another man who has managed one sports team for fifty years. Achieving the ultimate recognition the Grand Old Man of Baseball was elected to the National Hall of Fame in 1937 and was the first person chosen for the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. 
language: English
title: My 66 Years in the Big Leagues
publisher: Dover Publications