John McGraw, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John McGraw

American baseball player, manager

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1873

Place of Birth: Truxton, New York, United States

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1934

Profession: baseball player, baseball player-managers

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Joseph McGraw (April 7, 1873 – February 25, 1934), nicknamed "Little Napoleon" and "Mugsy", was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager of the New York Giants.
He stood 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall and weighed 155 pounds (70 kg).
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
While primarily a third baseman throughout his career, he also played shortstop and the outfield in the major leagues. Much lauded as a player, McGraw was one of the standard-bearers of dead-ball era baseball.
He was known for his quick temper and for bending the rules, but he also stood out as a great baseball mind.
McGraw was a key player on the pennant-winning 1890s Baltimore Orioles, and later applied his talents and temper while a captain (playing)-manager, transitioning in 1902 to the New York Giants, for whom he became a bench manager in 1907 until his retirement in 1932. Even with his success and fame as a player, he is best known for his managing, especially since it was with a team as popular as the New York Giants.
His total of 2,763 victories in that capacity ranks second overall behind only Connie Mack; he still holds the National League record with 2,669 wins in the senior circuit.
McGraw is widely held to be "the best player to become a great manager" in the history of baseball.
McGraw also held the MLB record for most ejections by a manager (132) until Bobby Cox broke the record in 2007.