Mack, Connie (1862-1956), became one of the greatest managers in baseball history. He helped organize the American League and served as owner-manager of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1950. Mack spent more than 60 years in baseball. He led the Athletics to nine American League pennants and five World Series championships. Mack leads all major league managers in the number of games managed (7,879) and number of games his teams won (3,776). His sons later sold the team, and it moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1955 and later to Oakland, California. Mack was born on Dec. 22, 1862, in East Brookfield, Massachusetts. His real name was Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy. Mack was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. He died on Feb. 8, 1956.
