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1940s Connie Mack Single Signed Baseball (PSA)
Cornelius McGillicuddy was his birth name, a name that is fairly obscure; yet, under his day-to-day baseball moniker of "Connie Mack," this Hall of Fame manager broke new ground and was usually ahead of his time. Connie Mack played baseball, as a catcher, for three Major League teams in the 1800s, and in 1901 he became the manager and owner of the Philadelphia Athletics of the new American League. Mack was at least a part-owner of the Athletics from the team's 1901 inception through 1954, when the franchise moved to Kansas City. Mack looked for players who possessed, to quote him: "... physical ability, intelligence, courage, disposition, willpower, general alertness, and personal habits." Mack had surprisingly modern managerial tendencies: he shifted players in the field before many of his contemporaries did; he often disdained the sacrifice bunt; he preferred power over batting average, and he believed in going for a big inning offense. Mack managed the Athletics for exactly 50 years, until age 87. He won five World Series (third most in MLB history) and nine American League pennants, still the most ever. He won the most games of any MLB manager (3,731) and lost the most games of any MLB manager (3,948). He built up several Athletic dynasties, but each dynasty was broken up by Mack himself to meet pressing financial concerns of the franchise. Some of the great Hall of Famers who played for Mack: Frank "Home Run" Baker, Eddie Collins, Al Simmons, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, and Mickey Cochrane. In 1953, in honor of Mack, the home of the Athletics - Shibe Park - became Connie Mack Stadium. The Official American League Baseball (Harridge) has Connie Mack's signature, 5/10, on the sweet spot. It comes with a PSA Letter of Authenticity.
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