My Thirty Years In Baseball


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The autobiography of John Joseph McGraw, another one of the "greats" of baseball. McGraw, along with Casey Stengel, has managed the most league pennants, with ten. He also holds the NL record for seasons managed, with 31 (thirty with the Giants and one with the original Orioles). He is third among major league managers in wins with 2,763, behind Connie Mack and Tony La Russa, though, at .586, McGraw's winning percentage as a manager is about .050 higher than La Russa's and .100 higher than Mack's. This book tells, in his own words, the hows and whys of his remarkable career, from player to manager. - Summary by cavaet (6 hr 7 min)

Chapters

Introduction by George M. Cohan 1:56 Read by Cavaet
Chapter I: What McGraw told his team the day before the recent World's Series b… 7:57 Read by Cavaet
Chapter II: The new play that ruined the Yanks -- Outwitting Joe Bush -- Twenty… 7:56 Read by Cavaet
Chapter III: Individual vs. team work -- The "I thought" ball players -- What h… 8:00 Read by Cavaet
Chapter IV: A manager's troubles with picturesque characters -- Bugs Raymond, t… 8:48 Read by Cavaet
Chapter V: Schreckengost and the "Cracker" contract -- How Rube Waddell put one… 7:12 Read by Cavaet
Chapter VI: How McGraw, batting left-handed, learned to hit into left field -- … 7:55 Read by Cavaet
Chapter VII: Early experiences in Cedar Rapids -- The half-wit who emptied the … 7:45 Read by Cavaet
Chapter VIII: The freshest ball player -- First meeting with Pop Anson -- McGra… 7:42 Read by Cavaet
Chapter IX: Is modern baseball superior to old? -- Plays that were never heard … 8:14 Read by Cavaet
Chapter X: The "bench" school of training -- McGraw shifted to second base -- F… 8:00 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XI: Ned Hanlon starts a revolution in baseball -- How Jennings improved… 7:55 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XII: "Hit-'Em-Where-They-Ain't" Keeler -- The greatest team in baseball… 7:34 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XIII: Oratory that misfired -- The mustache era in baseball -- Umpire J… 6:45 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XIV: The invisible ball -- Folly of baiting the umpire -- Joe Kelley an… 6:42 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XV: Baseball fans now better sportsmen -- "Steve" Brodie and the heckle… 6:36 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XVI: The real mark of superiority in a ball team -- Secret of Ty Cobb's… 7:43 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XVII: "Bench" vs. "coach line" managers -- How signals are given -- Per… 7:04 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XVIII: Difference between major and minor leaguers -- Drilling the recr… 7:17 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XIX: Temperaments of rookie twirlers -- The trouble with Rube Marquard … 7:00 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XX: Origin of the World's Series idea -- The spree that cost the Oriole… 7:27 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXI: Gambling nearly kills the national sport -- McGraw makes base-stea… 7:49 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXII: The Orioles planted in Brooklyn -- McGraw a manager -- Bucking th… 7:24 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXIII: Cutting down the big league -- McGraw sold to St. Louis -- Playi… 7:30 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXIV: Growth of the American League -- Disagreement with Ban Johnson --… 7:53 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXV: McGraw's wide-open contract -- Christy Mathewson as a first basema… 7:02 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXVI: Christy Mathewson becomes a pitcher-- His wonderful memory -- Oth… 7:19 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXVII: How Mathewson stopped the "squeeze play" -- Coveleskie's scheme … 6:25 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXVIII: Brodie forgets to score -- The umpire who "talked back" to Dumm… 6:41 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXIX: Bresnahan becomes a catcher -- American League formed in New York… 7:27 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXX: Greatest ball team McGraw ever managed -- "Vegetable reception" of… 7:07 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXXI: Sam Merteas's great catch -- Keeler pulls one out of the barbed w… 6:42 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXXII: Science of managing a ball team -- Hitting the weak spots -- Why… 7:40 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXXIII: The affadavit -- Making a ball club -- Getting back at the fans… 6:54 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXXIV: Greatest hit ever made -- What actually happened the day Merkle … 6:21 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXXV: What happens when a ball team grows old -- Big trades -- A new ba… 7:34 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXXVI: The check on personal habits of players -- Best way to keep in c… 6:46 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXXVII: Interesting development of the game -- 1907-12, Philadelphia At… 7:34 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXXVIII: Greatest of all ball players -- The longest throw on record. 7:40 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XXXIX: Has the lively ball taken the pep out of the national game? -- B… 7:23 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XL: The All-American team of thirty years -- What McGraw thinks would b… 6:59 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XLI: Analysing the players on McGraw's All-American team of all time --… 7:12 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XLII: The Hall of Fame pitchers -- Devore's experience with Walter John… 7:31 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XLIII: McGraw picks the All-National League team of thirty years -- The… 6:32 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XLIV: The All-American League team -- Greatest of all spitball pitchers… 7:06 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XLV: A defense of the sand-lot player -- Baseball as a training school … 7:34 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XLVI: Around the world with the White Sox -- Baseball and the crime wav… 7:18 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XLVII: The mutton pie episode in London -- Playing before the Khedive o… 6:46 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XLVIII: Why baseball unions fail -- McGraw's personal suggestions for a… 6:21 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XLIX: Should a ball player marry? -- Two kinds of wives -- The marital … 6:21 Read by Cavaet
Chapter L: The commissioner of baseball -- Why he was needed -- A tribute to Ju… 6:58 Read by Cavaet