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John Joseph McGraw (April 7 1873 – February 25 1934), nicknamed "Little Napoleon" and "Muggsy", was a Major League Baseball player and manager. Much-lauded as a player, McGraw was one of the standard-bearers of pre-Ruthian major league baseball. Known for having fists as quick as his temper, McGraw used every advantage he could get as both a player and manager. He took full advantage of baseball's initial structure that only provided for one umpire, becoming notorious for tripping, blocking, and impeding a baserunner in any way he could while the umpire was distracted by the flight of the ball. His profligacy in employing such tactics may have led to additional umpires being assigned to monitor the basepaths.

However, even with his success and notoriety as a player, he is perhaps most well-known for his record as a manager. 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.^[1] McGraw is widely held to be the greatest player to become a manager in the history of baseball.^[2]

Contents 1 See also 2 Sources 3 References 4 External links

[edit] See also

• Inside Baseball
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
• List of Major League Baseball players with 300 stolen bases

[edit] Sources

• Alexander, Charles C. (1995). John McGraw. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803259255.
• Threston, Christopher (2003). The Integration of Baseball in Philadelphia. McFarland. ISBN 0786414235.
• Markoe, Arnie. The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. ISBN 0684806657.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Baseball Hall of Fame
• Baseball-Reference.com - managing record and playing statistics