This day in baseball: Connie Mack’s debut
Posted: September 11, 2015 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Capitol Park, Connie Mack, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Athletics, sports, Washington Nationals, Washington Senators 2 CommentsOn September 11, 1886, catcher Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack, made his major league debut with the Washington Nationals (a.k.a. Senators). The Nationals defeated Philadelphia, 4-3, at Capitol Park in Washington.
Connie Mack went on to become the longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history. He holds records for wins (3,731), losses (3,948), and games managed (7,755).
Connie Mack baseball card, 1887 (Wikimedia Commons)
We have to get his name into the dictionary, something to denote longevity, mackified?
Mackified would be good. Playing off his real name would be fun, too: McGillicuddified. Say that five times fast.