Connie Mack

Connie Mack
Mack in 1916
Catcher / Manager / Owner
Born: (1862-12-22)December 22, 1862 East Brookfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: February 8, 1956(1956-02-08) (aged 93) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1886, for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
August 29, 1896, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.245
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	265
Games managed	7,755
Managerial record	3,731–3,948
Winning %	.486
Teams
As player Washington Nationals (1886–1889) Buffalo Bisons (1890) Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–1896) As manager Pittsburgh Pirates (1894–1896) Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1950)
Career highlights and awards
5× World Series champion (1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930) Most managerial wins, losses and games managed in major league history Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame Athletics Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1937
Election method	Centennial Commission

Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds records for wins (3,731), losses (3,948), and games managed (7,755). Mack's victory total is 829 more than the second highest total, 2,902 wins by Tony La Russa. Mack's lead in career losses is even greater, 1,433 higher than the second highest total, La Russa's 2,515.

Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics for the club's first 50 seasons of play, starting in 1901, before retiring at age 87 following the 1950 season, and was at least part-owner from 1901 to 1954. He was the first American League manager to lead a team to 100 wins, doing so in 1910, 1911, 1929, 1930, and 1931; his five 100-win seasons are second most in MLB history, with only two other managers surpassing him. He was the first manager to win the World Series three times, and he is the only manager to win consecutive Series on separate occasions (1910–11, 1929–30); his five Series titles remain the third most by any manager, and his nine American League pennants rank second in league history. However, constant financial struggles forced repeated rebuilding of the roster, and Mack's teams also finished in last place 17 times, which included ten seasons in which the Athletics lost 100 games. Mack was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.