Walter Alston managed the Dodgers over two cities and almost two decades. Alston helped to rebuild the Dodgers along the lines of a team that he wanted to manage, emphasizing speed, defense, and pitching. Learn more about this Hall of Fame manager.
For 40 years Al Lopez held the major-league record for most games as a catcher. Al Lopez was the only AL manager apart from Casey Stengel to win a pennant between 1949 and 1965. Read about this Baseball Hall of Fame manager and see his statistics. See more »
Alex Pompez had a career that ranged from his start as a team owner to his service as a Hall of Fame consultant. Pompez's induction into the Hall of Fame was controversial due to his ties to organized crime. Discover Alex Pompez's contributions. See more »
Hall of Fame Manager Bill McKechnie had the misfortune to be at the helm of the worst team in modern National League history, a Boston Braves, a team that won just 38 of 153 games, though he still managed to lead them to two consecutive first-division finishes. See more »
Bucky Harris earned his fame early, as “The Boy Manager” of the Washington Senators, and earned his Cooperstown credentials as one of the longest-running management acts in history. Learn more about this Hall of Famer. See more »
A Kansas City native, Casey Stengel was renowned for his unique misuse of the English language and was as smart a field general and judge of talent as baseball ever produced. See more »
Charlie Comiskey was one of a small group of players in his generation who saw the future of pro baseball and parlayed his vision into team ownership. He was part of the baseball wars of 1890, when the upstart Players League tried and failed to establish a rival to the National League. See more »
Connie Mack had the longest career on a baseball field that any man has ever had -- 64 years as a player and manager, starting in the 19th century and lasting through the first half of the 20th. See more »
The Homestead Grays, a semipro team of steelworkers, were only one year old when Cum Posey joined them as an outfielder in 1911. With business savvy and an eye for baseball talent, Posey built what was a true dynasty. See more »
Highlight films do not serve the memory of Earl Weaver well. Too many times we have seen his embarrassing displays as he verbally assaulted umpires and extended his childish behavior as far as throwing bases. See more »
Frank Selee (1859-1909) died before he reached 50 years of age. If he had not contracted tuberculosis five years earlier, people might now be calling him the greatest manager of all time. See more »
