Joe McCarthy Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1957

Born: April 21, 1887

1907-21: Minor League career

1916: Signed by Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League, but never played

1913, 1919-25: Minor League Manager

1926: Hired by Cubs

1926-30: Managed Chicago Cubs (442-321 record)

1929: Won Pennant, but lost World Series

1930: Fired by Cubs

1931-46: Managed New York Yankees (1460-867 with 8 pennants)

1932: Got revenge by beating the Cubs in the World Series

1936-39: Yanks win World Series

1936: Manager of the Year

1938: Manager of the Year

1939: Lou Gehrig retires

1941,43: Yanks win World Series

1942: Yanks lose World Series

1943: Manager of the Year

1946:: Resigns as Yankee manager after conflict with Larry MacPhail

1948-50: Managed Red Sox (223-145)

1957: Elected to Hall of Fame

1969: Voted third greatest manager of all time

1978: Died

Accomplishments:

7x World Champion

3x Manager of the Year

Yankees All Time wins leader (1460)

Highest win percentage by a manager (.615)

Highest postseason win percentage by a manager (.698)

2125-1333 record

9 pennants

100 win seasons: 6

90+ win seasons: 15