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Several of these general managers operate with the titles of "president of baseball operations" in addition to general manager. Others, while maintaining the title of general manager, are subordinate to presidents of baseball operations who have final authority on team personnel decisions.
Al Pratt was the first manager in franchise history, while the first manager after joining Major League Baseball was Horace B. Phillips. [59] Fred Clarke , who managed from 1900 through 1915, holds franchise records in wins and losses (1422–969), as well as winning percentage among managers who led the team for a full season or more (.595 ...
Pages in category "Major League Baseball general managers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 250 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The general manager is normally the person who hires and fires the coaching staff, including the field manager who acts as the head coach. In baseball, the term manager used without qualification almost always refers to the field manager, not the general manager. Before the 1960s, and in some rare cases since then, a person with the general ...
Connie Mack in 1916. Connie Mack is the all-time leader in career wins and losses by a manager. This article contains a list of all Major League Baseball managers with at least 1,000 career regular season wins and a list of managers who have regular season win percentages of at least .540 in at least 400 games (2.5 full seasons). [1]
Connie Mack, John McGraw, and Joe Torre, among the all-time leaders in managerial wins, made their managerial debuts as player-managers. [3] At least one man served as a player-manager in every major league season from Clapp's debut through 1955. Today, player-managers have become rare in baseball. Pete Rose is the most recent player-manager ...
The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Queens, in New York City.They play in the National League East division. In the team's history (1962–), the Mets have employed 12 general managers (GMs). [1]
Lou Piniella served as field manager and general manager in 1988. Four Yankees GMs are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Ed Barrow, [24] George Weiss, [25] Larry MacPhail, [26] and his son, Lee MacPhail. [27] Ralph Houk, [28] Gene Michael, [29] Lou Piniella, [30] and Bob Watson [31] were former Yankees players.