The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-04

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Idisappeared from the big leagues, the
question still is asked:
! rs the bench manager more eff
cient than the playing manager
The very fact that the club owners
have replaced playing managers with
men who guide the operations from
the bench speaks in favor of the
/ bench leader. But. in the final analy-
sis II can be seen that the bench
managers in ratio of numbers have
not brought results as great as the
men who have played and managed
at the same time
Take the 1916 and 1915 seasons in
the American league, for instance.
In both those years there was but
one full season playing manager ana
seven bench managers. The chances,
therefore, were to / against the
playing manager winning a pennant
But both times the playing manager
came through not only with league
but a worlds championship.
/ In 1917 there was but one playing
manager-Jack Barry-~and Jack. de-
spite his inexperience in such role,
and handicapped by the fact that he
his club in the fight all the way and
/ finally landed It in second place in
| Ban John'son's league, beating out six
clubs that were managed by men from
the bench.
Looking through the records OF
pennant winners from 1900 up to and
including 1917, one finds that of the
eighteen National league pennant bat
ties won since then ten were victories
nj OIL
playing managers. In the American
league, for the same period, eleven
bench managers and seven playing
managers won pennants.
All in all, twenty onn- bench man
ayers and fifteen playing managers
have won remnants since 1900, That
would seem to show that the bench
manager is better. But waitl In that
period of time more teams have been
managed from the bench than from
1.-THE field, and when ratio or oppor-
tunities is reckoned 1t shows that the
playing managers have achieved more
than their bench rivals.
| Here Is list OF the pennant win
ners since 1900. showing the name OF
the manager and the type:
National League Pcnnant Winners.
1900--Brooklyn; Ned Hanlon, man
: ager {bench).
lsol-Pittsburg Fred Clarke, man
> ager (playins).
= 1902-Pittsburg; Fred Clarke, man
J ager (playing).
fso3-Pittshurg Fred Clarke, man
:. ager (playing).
1so4-New York; John McGraw
), manager tbench).
lso5-New York; John McGraw
: manager (bench).
IL ,rzlS "A "a
ager (playing).
I907--Chicago; Frank Chance, man
= ser (playing).
1s0s-Chicago: Frank Chance, man
ager (playing).
1s0s-Pittsburg Fred Clarke, man
j. aser (playing).
laI0-Cricago; Frank Chance, man
!, ager tpiaying).
? 1e1i-New York; John McGraW
!. manager tbench).
= 1a12-New York; John McGraw
y manager (bench).
1913-New York: John McGraw
manager (bench).
:. 191s--Boston; George Stallings
manager (hench).
:, 1s16-PhiladeIphla; Pat Moran
) manager (bench).
1916--Brooklyn: Wilbert Robinson
' manager (bench).
. 1s17-New York; John ,McGrav
:, manager tbenchl.
= American League Pennant Winners
y l900-Chicago: Charles Comiskey
= manager (bench).
1901---Chicago; Clarke Griffith
manager (playing).
I'll la01-Philadelphia; Connie Mack
. manager (bench).
. 1soS--Boston; James Collins, man
=, ager (playing),
; 1s04--Boston: James Collins, man
= ager tplaying),
= 1905--Philadelphia; Connie Mack
= manager (bench).
ls06--Chicago; Fielder Jones, man
: ager lplayina).
1e07-Detroit; Hugh Jennings, man
ager Cbenchl.
Il 1sos-Detroit: Hugh Jennings, man
- ager Coench}.
.ss 1sos-Detroit; Hugh Jennings, man
; ager tbench).
- manager (bench).
1sr1-Philadeiphia; Connie Mack
: manager (osnoh.
n isi2--Boston; Jake stahi. manage
(piaying).
1siS-Phiiadelphia: Connie Mack
manager (bench).
INTERPRETATIONS: Connie Mack
W manager (benCn).
10 1e1b--Hsston; William Carrigar
10 manager tpiaying).
t, 1s16-Boston, William Carrigar
"a manager (playins),
IN 1s17-Chicago; Clarence Rowland
lr manager (bench).
wi Summary.
1t Pennants won by National leagu
10 (since 1soo)--Playing managers. y
bench managers, 10.
1t Pennants won by American ieagu
H. (sincs le00l-Piaying managers,
y, bench managers, II.
J. The remarkable success OF John Nc
y Graw and Connie Mack undoubtsdl
r. IL the cause for the bench manager
D. regime. Before their advent, tear
10 owners favored playing managers, -s
a pepiAily because 1t meant money ssav
,f Ing to have player do the managing
u But N Mack and NcCsrxw, year, ate
IA year. adAed 70 their collection OF hunt