08-25-2009, 12:30 AM
<!--quoteo(post=59842:date=Aug 24 2009, 07:47 PM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Aug 24 2009, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->How many managers have been hall of fame players?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Just going through the all-time list of managers, this is what I got:
Luke Appling
Dave Bancroft
Yogi Berra
Jim Bottomly
<b>Lou Boudreau</b>
Roger Bresnahan
<b>Mordacai Brown</b>
Max Carey
<b>Frank Chance</b>
Ty Cobb
Mickey Cochrane
Eddie Collins
Jimmy Collins
Roger Conner
George Davis
Bill Dickey
Larry Doby
<b>Johnny Evers</b>
Buck Ewing
Pud Galvin
Joe Gordon
Burleigh Grimes
<b>Gabby Hartnett</b>
Billy Herman
<b>Roger Hornsby</b>
Walter Johnson
Joe Kelley
King Kelly
Nap Lajoie
Bob Lemon
Ted Lyons
Rabbitt Maranville
Bid McPhee
Kid Nichols
Jim O'Rourke
Mel Ott
Tony Perez
Frank Robinson
Ray Schalk
George Sisler
<b>Al Spalding</b>
Tris Speaker
<b>Joe Tinker</b>
Pie Traynor
Ted Williams
George Wright
Cy Young
Ok, that list includes some player-managers. But there's tons of big names there.
Just going through the all-time list of managers, this is what I got:
Luke Appling
Dave Bancroft
Yogi Berra
Jim Bottomly
<b>Lou Boudreau</b>
Roger Bresnahan
<b>Mordacai Brown</b>
Max Carey
<b>Frank Chance</b>
Ty Cobb
Mickey Cochrane
Eddie Collins
Jimmy Collins
Roger Conner
George Davis
Bill Dickey
Larry Doby
<b>Johnny Evers</b>
Buck Ewing
Pud Galvin
Joe Gordon
Burleigh Grimes
<b>Gabby Hartnett</b>
Billy Herman
<b>Roger Hornsby</b>
Walter Johnson
Joe Kelley
King Kelly
Nap Lajoie
Bob Lemon
Ted Lyons
Rabbitt Maranville
Bid McPhee
Kid Nichols
Jim O'Rourke
Mel Ott
Tony Perez
Frank Robinson
Ray Schalk
George Sisler
<b>Al Spalding</b>
Tris Speaker
<b>Joe Tinker</b>
Pie Traynor
Ted Williams
George Wright
Cy Young
Ok, that list includes some player-managers. But there's tons of big names there.
I hate my pretentious sounding username too.