Connie Mack, byname of Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, (born December 22/23, 1862, East Brookfield, Massachusetts, U.S.—died February 8, 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), American skilled baseball supervisor and group government, the “grand old man” of the most important leagues within the first half of the twentieth century. He managed the Philadelphia Athletics (A’s) from 1901 via 1950, throughout which era they received 9 American League championships and 5 World Series (1910–11, 1913, 1929–30). He was president of the membership from 1937 via 1953.
Mack performed, mainly as a catcher, in 724 main league video games with the Washington Nationals (1886–89), the Buffalo Bisons (1890), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–96). While a participant, he shortened his title in order that it might match on a scoreboard. Mack additionally managed Pittsburgh from September 3, 1894, via the 1896 season.
In 1897 Mack joined the Milwaukee membership within the Western League (renamed the American League in 1900) as taking part in supervisor. In 1901 he turned supervisor and half proprietor of the A’s and helped set up the American League as a serious league. In his 53 years of managing within the huge leagues, his groups received 3,731 video games and misplaced 3,948, each all-time data. In 1937 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.