{"product_id":"my-66-years-in-the-big-leagues-dover-baseball-9780486471846","title":"My 66 Years in the Big Leagues (Dover Baseball)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Founding Father of modern baseball  Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy started out as a catcher and moved on to become the consummate manager and part owner of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1950. Better known as Connie Mack  he cut a dashing figure clad in a business suit and straw skimmer. With an even-tempered manner  \"Mr. Mack\" was regarded as a unique combination of coach and father figure by his playerswho included such all-time greats as Ty Cobb  Lefty Grove  and Chief Bender. This engaging autobiography  written with his characteristic warmth and enthusiasm  reads like a history of baseball during the first half of the twentieth century. Enhanced by seventy photos  Mack walks us through his amazing lifeand the highlights of his legendary career. He holds the records for most wins and losses by a manager  he won nine American League pennants  brought the As to eight World Series and won five of them. Plus  there has never been another man who has managed one sports team for fifty years. Achieving the ultimate recognition  the \"Grand Old Man of Baseball\" was elected to the National Hall of Fame in 1937  and was the first person chosen for the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45924568301621,"sku":"ByrdShop_0486471845","price":239.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780486471846.jpg?v=1787676735","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/my-66-years-in-the-big-leagues-dover-baseball-9780486471846","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}