John Joseph McGraw was an American Major League Baseball player and manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants. He was also the third baseman of the pennant-winning 1890s B
McGraw in 1910
McGraw while playing for Olean, 1890
Baltimore's "Big Four": McGraw (standing, to the right), with outfielder Joe Kelley (seated left), shortstop Hughie Jennings (seated right), and Wee Willie Keeler (standing left)
McGraw (2nd from left, front row) with the 1896 Baltimore Orioles
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New
John McGraw
…just-short of thirty years managing the Giants, McGraw exerted control on players and team, and saw great success, winning ten pennants (matched only by Casey Stengel, who played for and learned from him) and three World Series. His 2,763 victories as an MLB manager ranks third overall behind only Connie Mack and…
Stengel playing outfield for the Dodgers, c. 1915
Stengel's mentor, Giants manager John McGraw