Joe McCarthy

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Awards 3 Achievements 4 Moment in the Sun 5 Managerial Record 6 Trivia 7 External Links

Overall Career

Joseph Vincent McCarthy (April 21, 1887 - January 13, 1978), best known as the Yankees manager of the 1930s and early 1940s, finished his long career with an all-time best winning percentage of .614. Over a 24-year major league career, "Marse Joe" achieved nine pennants - one with the Chicago Cubs and the rest with the Yankees, including four World Championships in a row from 1936 to 1939. His teams also placed second seven times, and he never finished out of the first division, compiling an impressive 2,126 wins. Ended his managerial career with 3 seasons at the helm of the Boston Red Sox.

Awards

• Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1957, Manager

• 3-time ML Manager of the Year Award (1936, 1938 & 1943)

Achievements

• NL Pennants: 1 (1929)
• AL Pennants: 8 (1932, 1936-1939 & 1941-1943)
• Managed seven World Series Champions with the New York Yankees (1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941 & 1943)
• Six 100 Win Seasons as Manager(1932, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941 & 1942)

Moment in the Sun

• Managed the Boston Red Sox to back-to-back, 96 win seasons in 1948 and 1949.

Managerial Record

Year    League   Team     Age    G     W    L    WP   Finish
1926 National Lg ChicagoC  39   155   82   72   .532      4
1927 National Lg ChicagoC  40   153   85   68   .556      4
1928 National Lg ChicagoC  41   154   91   63   .591      3
1929 National Lg ChicagoC  42   156   98   54   .645  NL  1
1930 National Lg ChicagoC  43   152   86   64   .573      2

1931 American Lg NewYorkY  44   155   94   59   .614      2
1932 American Lg NewYorkY  45   156  107   47   .695  WS  1
1933 American Lg NewYorkY  46   152   91   59   .607      2
1934 American Lg NewYorkY  47   154   94   60   .610      2
1935 American Lg NewYorkY  48   149   89   60   .597      2
1936 American Lg NewYorkY  49   155  102   51   .667  WS  1
1937 American Lg NewYorkY  50   157  102   52   .662  WS  1
1938 American Lg NewYorkY  51   157   99   53   .651  WS  1
1939 American Lg NewYorkY  52   152  106   45   .702  WS  1
1940 American Lg NewYorkY  53   155   88   66   .571      3
1941 American Lg NewYorkY  54   156  101   53   .656  WS  1
1942 American Lg NewYorkY  55   154  103   51   .669  AL  1
1943 American Lg NewYorkY  56   155   98   56   .636  WS  1
1944 American Lg NewYorkY  57   154   83   71   .539      3
1945 American Lg NewYorkY  58   152   81   71   .533      4
1946 American Lg NewYorkY  59    35   22   13   .629      3

1948 American Lg BostonRS  61   155   96   59   .619      2
1949 American Lg BostonRS  62   155   96   58   .623      2
1950 American Lg BostonRS  63    59   31   28   .525      3
                 
                 BostonRS       369  223  145   .606
                 ChicagoC       770  442  321   .579
                 NewYorkY      2348 1460  867   .627
     TOTAL                     3487 2125 1333   .615

Trivia

• Nickname: Marse Joe
• The second batter Babe Ruth faced in his professional baseball debut (April 22, 1914) was Joe McCarthy, the man who would later manage "The Bambino" on the New York Yankees.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Managerial Record
• Joe McCarthy: Hall of Fame Page
• 1957 Hall of Fame Class