Joe McCarthy

Joseph Vincent McCarthy (Marse Joe)
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 21, 1887 in Philadelphia, PA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Manager in 1957.
View Joe McCarthy Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: January 13, 1978 in Buffalo, NY
Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Buffalo, NY
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Rk	Year	Age	Tm	Lg		G	W	L	W-L%	Finish
1	1926	39	Chicago Cubs	NL		155	82	72	.532	4
2	1927	40	Chicago Cubs	NL		153	85	68	.556	4
3	1928	41	Chicago Cubs	NL		154	91	63	.591	3
4	1929	42	Chicago Cubs	NL		156	98	54	.645	1	NL Pennant
5	1930	43	Chicago Cubs	NL	1st of 2	152	86	64	.573	2

6	1931	44	New York Yankees	AL		155	94	59	.614	2
7	1932	45	New York Yankees	AL		156	107	47	.695	1	WS Champs
8	1933	46	New York Yankees	AL		152	91	59	.607	2
9	1934	47	New York Yankees	AL		154	94	60	.610	2
10	1935	48	New York Yankees	AL		149	89	60	.597	2
11	1936	49	New York Yankees	AL		155	102	51	.667	1	WS Champs
12	1937	50	New York Yankees	AL		157	102	52	.662	1	WS Champs
13	1938	51	New York Yankees	AL		157	99	53	.651	1	WS Champs
14	1939	52	New York Yankees	AL		152	106	45	.702	1	WS Champs
15	1940	53	New York Yankees	AL		155	88	66	.571	3
16	1941	54	New York Yankees	AL		156	101	53	.656	1	WS Champs
17	1942	55	New York Yankees	AL		154	103	51	.669	1	AL Pennant
18	1943	56	New York Yankees	AL		155	98	56	.636	1	WS Champs
19	1944	57	New York Yankees	AL		154	83	71	.539	3
20	1945	58	New York Yankees	AL		152	81	71	.533	4
21	1946	59	New York Yankees	AL	1st of 3	35	22	13	.629	3

22	1948	61	Boston Red Sox	AL		155	96	59	.619	2
23	1949	62	Boston Red Sox	AL		155	96	58	.623	2
24	1950	63	Boston Red Sox	AL	1st of 2	59	31	28	.525	3
			Chicago Cubs		5 years	770	442	321	.579	2.8	1 Pennant
			New York Yankees		16 years	2348	1460	867	.627	1.8	8 Pennants and 7 World Series Titles
			Boston Red Sox		3 years	369	223	145	.606	2.3
					24 years	3487	2125	1333	.615	2.1	9 Pennants and 7 World Series Titles

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