Connie Mack
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N 40° 02.277 W 075° 11.521
18T E 483618 N 4431986
"Grand Old Man of Baseball." or you can call me by my birth name, Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr.
Waymark Code: WM7WEW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2009
Views: 5
Marker Text: "Grand Old Man of Baseball." He started as a catcher in New England, 1883. As manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, 1901-1950 -- a record fifty years -- he led the team to nine American League pennants, 1902-31, & five World Series championships, 1910-30. In baseball's first All-Star Game, he managed the victorious American League team, 1933. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1937. He lived on Cliveden Street here.
Marker Name: Connie Mack
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 05/30/1998
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 604 Cliveden St., Philadelphia
Category: Baseball, Sports
Website: [Web Link]
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