Joe McCarthy
Baseball Player
1887 – 1978
Who was Joe McCarthy?
Joseph Vincent McCarthy was a manager in Major League Baseball, most renowned for his leadership of the "Bronx Bombers" teams of the New York Yankees from 1931 to 1946. The first manager to win pennants with both National and American League teams, he won nine league titles overall and seven World Series championships – a record tied only by Casey Stengel. McCarthy was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957.
McCarthy's career winning percentages in both the regular season and postseason are the highest in major league history. His 2,126 career victories rank eighth all-time in major league history for managerial wins, and he ranks first all-time for the Yankees with 1,460 wins.
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- Born
- Apr 21, 1887
Philadelphia - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Niagara University
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Jan 13, 1978
Buffalo
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on July 23, 2013
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