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The 7 Most Famous Field Managers in New York Yankees History
The key word in the title is “famous” as opposed to successful. The Bronx Bombers have won 27 World Series with the second place (runner-up) team not even visible in the upper deck. Nine Yankees managers have brought home the bacon, although a trio of these (Joe Girardi, Bucky Harris and Bob Lemon) each have a World Series title but are not on this list.
Here we go:
Joe McCarthy, 1931-46
Joseph V. (Joe) McCarthy. New York Yankees, 1935.
McCarthy won seven World Championships. The “Damn Yankees” seed was planted as these teams were led by Gehrig & Co.
Casey Stengel, 1949-60
Casey Stengel. Courtesy of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The ole professor (from Ole Miss fame) also won seven world championships, including five straight. When asked by reporters to state his secret to success, Casey responded, “filling out the lineup card.”
Miller Huggins, 1918-29
Miller Huggins
Huggins brought home three titles and had to deal with “the Babe” and The House That Ruth Built!
Joe Torre, 1996-2007
Joe Torre
Torre is winner of four World Series with the help of one Mariano Rivera, the greatest reliever EVER!
John McGraw, 1901
John McGraw
McGraw was the Yankees first manager and a Hall of Famer who only stayed less than two seasons.
Ralph Houk, 1961-63
Ralph Houk
The Major would win two championships in just three years with the Chairman of the Board, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle providing the punch. Having Berra, Howard, Maris, Richardson and Arroyo didn’t hurt either.
Billy Martin
Billy Martin
A five-time Yankee manager and winner of one World Series title (1977) and possibly the all-time favorite manager of the fans, “brawling Billy” was admired by many and respected by all.
Some other Yankee skippers included Clark Griffith (1903-08) when the team was known as the Highlanders; Yogi Berra, Bill Dickey and Dick Howser, who enjoyed the highest winning percentage of the 32, bringing in a .632 clip. Aaron Boone suits up as the 33rd manager this 2018 season. He will wear number 17. Boone played for the Yankees in 2003 and was an All-Star that year. He is 44 years old.
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Richard Burns
February 11, 2018 at 8:11 pm
This is an interesting article. I read that it was 1914 when Casey Stengel was head coach of the Ole Miss baseball team. They went something like 13-9. I checked his stats etc. via Wikipedia and was surprised that find out that Casey’s winning percentage as a major league manager was only .508. That’s mighty low for a HOF manager. But he mopped up when he had great players on his Yankee teams.