Joe McCarthy (Manager)
Joseph Vincent McCarthy ( * April 21, 1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † November 13, 1978 in Buffalo, New York) was an American manager in Major League Baseball. His nickname was Marse Joe.
Life
Joe McCarthy grew up in German Town, Pennsylvania. His career as a professional baseball player never took him to the Major Leagues, all player stations were located only at the level of the minor leagues. His first experience as a manager made McCarthy to the low levels of professional baseball. Attracted attention was on him as a manager in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was instrumental in the development of Earle Combs.
The New York Yankees, he took over in 1931. Many thought in the environment that Babe Ruth was to take over the managerial positions. McCarthy and Ruth were in the course of their joint career no friends, but the rest of the players were on the McCarthy's side.
In 1932, the Yankees were able to win the World Series, calculated against the former club of McCarthy, the Chicago Cubs. A further six titles profits should follow.
On May 24, 1946 McCarthy gave up his job with the Yankees. With the new general manager of the Yankees, Larry McPhail, there was not such a good collaboration as with its predecessor, Ed Barrow.
At the end of his career hired McCarthy in 1948 with the Boston Red Sox before 1950 ended his career.
In his 24-year career as a manager McCarthy reached 61.7 %, the highest winning percentage as a manager in the history of Major League. Also the record of 7 World Series titles won he holds jointly with Casey Stengel.
1957 Joe McCarthy was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.