John McGraw Quotes

• With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don’t, I fine them.

  John McGraw

• Why shouldn’t we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League.

  John McGraw

• There is but one game and that game is baseball.

  John McGraw

• The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants.

  John McGraw

• Sportsmanship and easygoing methods are all right, but it is the prospect of a hot fight that brings out the crowds.

  John McGraw

• No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness.

  John McGraw

• My boy, one small breeze doesn’t make a wind storm.

  John McGraw

• Learn to know every man under you, get under his skin, know his faults. Then cater to him – with kindness or roughness as his case may demand.

  John McGraw

• In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I’m out in front and winning. I don’t give a hill of beans for the rest of the game.

  John McGraw

• I think we can win it if my brain holds out.

  John McGraw

• Cobb would have to play center field on my all time team. But where would that put Speaker? In left. If I had them both, I would certainly play them that way.

  John McGraw

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Birth:	7th April, 1873
Death:	25th February, 1934
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Baseball Player, Manager

About

John Joseph McGraw was born in Truxton, New York, USA. He was an American Major League Baseball player and manager of the New York Giants. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. While primarily a third baseman throughout his career, he also played shortstop and the outfield in the major leagues. His total of 2,763 victories in that capacity ranks second overall behind only Connie Mack; he still holds the National League record with 2,669 wins in the senior circuit. He is widely held to be "the best player to become a great manager" in the history of baseball.

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