Unlike most other baseball managers, Mack chose to wear a business suit and overcoat in the dugout rather than a team uniform. Mack's strength as a manager was finding the best players, teaching them well and letting them play.

Sep 4, 2013 · Statuesque, stately, and slim, he clutched a rolled-up scorecard as he sat or stood ramrod straight in the dugout, attired in a business suit rather than a uniform, a derby or bowler in place of a baseball cap. He carried himself with quiet …

Jan 30, 2013 · Statuesque, stately, and slim, he clutched a rolled-up scorecard as he sat or stood ramrod straight in the dugout, attired in a business suit rather than a uniform, a derby or bowler in place of a baseball cap. He carried himself with quiet …

Connie Mack was perhaps more synonymous with the team he managed than any skipper in baseball history. For 50 years, the slender Mack stood tall in the Philadelphia Athletics’ dugout in his trademark business suit and was known as The Grand Old Man of Baseball.

Aug 2, 2019 · In 1901, Connie Mack became manager, treasurer and part owner of the new American League’s Philadelphia Athletics. He remained with this team for 50 years, the longest time any manager or coach...

Sep 9, 2021 · This managerial lack of longevity got us thinking about Connie Mack, the Philadelphia Athletics manager known as “The Grand Old Man of Baseball,” and with good reason: He occupied the A’s...

Jul 21, 2016 · Befitting a man who wore a suit and tie in the dugout, Mack decorated his office inside Shibe Park in a style you might call Accountant Gothic.

Aug 28, 2013 · There was bedlam in the Athletics’ dugout as Haas slid across home plate. Jimmy Dykes, in a state of euphoria, turned around and slapped the closest person on the back. Unfortunately, it was 67-year-old Connie Mack, who went sprawling into the bat rack.

Jun 27, 2018 · Mack was known and loved for his gentlemanly conduct both in and out of the dugout. He represented a fatherly figure to his players and built teams through his superb ability as a baseball talent scout.

Aug 10, 2019 · Connie Mack was the longtime owner and manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. As manager, he always wore a suit in the dugout, instead of a uniform. Mack had previously played eleven seasons in the major leagues, primarily as a catcher. He led the Players League in hit-by-pitch with 20 in 1890.