Retired players who became managers were more likely to wear a baseball uniform (for example, John McGraw), especially if they were also active on the coaching lines; managers frequently doubled as third-base coaches. By the late 1940s, almost all managers wore baseball uniforms. One exception was Joe McCarthy, who managed both the New York Yankees and the American League champion Cleveland Indians in 1950. Although the Yankees played in New York that season, McCarthy refused to don a Yankee uniform and was suspended by the club. He never managed another game. The first manager to wear a baseball uniform in a major league game was Charles Wilhelm, who worked as a coach for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association during the 1875 season. When the Colonels played their home games at Athletic Park, Wilhelm reportedly wore clothing from each player's locker when he replaced them after pitches were made. This may have included wearing the pitcher's jersey with his own name tag attached, since there is no evidence that any of the Colonels pitchers changed clothes before throwing a pitch. After the American Association disbanded following the '75 season, many former Colonels players joined other teams in the National League. According to some reports, they continued to wear clothing from their former team by having someone else put on their uniform after each game. However, no one has ever confirmed this story with anyone who was present at the time, and it is not mentioned in any books or articles about the era.