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Old 12-19-2004, 08:14 PM
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Default Which HOF "manager" was the best "player"?

Posted By: Dave

I think the list is incomplete.

Joe (Iron Man) McGinnity was born on Sunday, March 19, 1871, and began his Major League baseball career on April 18, 1899, with the Baltimore Orioles. The 28 year-old played for 10 seasons on 4 different teams and ended his big league playing career in 1908. (from Baseball Almanac.)

He became a player-coach for Newark, a minor league team. He is the only HOF player in the T206 set who has a minor league team. He played and coached until the age of 50.

I don't know how great he was as either a player or coach (HOF good, though), but he should be included in the list of player/coaches.



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