Earle Thaddeus Mack, born Earle Thaddeus McGillicuddy (February 1, 1890 – February 4, 1967), was an American player and coach in Major League Baseball, and, during parts of two seasons, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics when his father, Connie Mack, was too ill to manage. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Cornelius Alexander Mack ( December 22, 1862  – February 8, 1956) born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, was an American He also became a part-owner of the franchise. His nephew Connie Mack III became a U. Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) popularly known as Connie Mack, is a former S. Senator.

Mack was born in Spencer, Massachusetts and attended Niagara University and the University of Notre Dame. Spencer is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Niagara University is a Roman Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County New York The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in He played only five games for the Athletics between 1910 and 1914, at third base, first base, and catcher. Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over Chicago Cubs (4-1 Awards and honors Champions World Series: Boston Braves over Philadelphia Athletics (4-0 Awards and honors Chalmers A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. In his only appearance in 1910, he went 2 for 4, including a triple. In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see These would prove to be his only major league hits, as he was not played again until the following year, when he got in two games. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches Again, he would play in two games in 1914, without a hit, though he did get on base (driving in a run) and steal a base. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate This ended his playing career with a career batting average of . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 125. Mack's appearances were in the final games of the season; he played after the Athletics had clinched the pennant in each of the three seasons in which he played, and they went on to win World Series titles in 1910 and 1911. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1910 World Series featured the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs, with the Athletics winning in five games to earn their first championship In the 1911 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants 4 games to 2 Since Mack had not been on the Athletics' roster before September 1 as required by the rules, he was ineligible to play in the World Series--even if his father had been minded to play him.

As a minor league player in 1910, Mack batted . Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North 135 in 26 games. From 1913 until 1915, Mack served as player-manager of the Raleigh team in the Class D North Carolina State League. The North Carolina State League was a "Class D" league in Minor League Baseball. He returned in the same capacity for the Charlotte franchise in 1917 until the league folded (no doubt a war casualty) on May 30. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Mack then became player-manager of the Hanover (Pennsylvania) Raiders of the Blue Ridge League, another Class D circuit.

Mack achieved some success as the player/manager of the Moline (Illinois) Plowboys of the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (often called the Three-I, or Three-Eye League). The Illinois - Indiana - Iowa League was a Minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years mostly in those three In 1921, his team, with almost no legitimate major league prospects, won the Three-I pennant. Headline Events of the Year First Radio broadcast of the World Series. However, in his three years there (1920-22), the team had only a 196-214 record.

Mack's final season as a minor league manager was 1923, returning to the Blue Ridge League and managing the Martinsburg (WV) Blue Sox to a 67-30 record and the pennant. His father, the manager and part owner of the Athletics, hired him as a coach and assistant manager in 1924. During the 1937 and 1939 season, Mack managed the Athletics when his father (by then in his mid-70s) was ill. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-1 All-Star Game Headline Event of the Year On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball It was widely expected that when his father retired, Earle would manage the team and Connie Jr. (Earle's younger half-brother) would run the front office. This was not to be.

In May 1950, he was moved to the position of chief scout and replaced as coach and assistant manager by Jimmy Dykes - a disappointment, as he had hoped to succeed his father as permanent manager of the Athletics. "Talent scout" redirects here For talent scouting in the music industry see A&R Professional sports scouts are trained talent James Joseph Dykes ( November 10 1896 - June 15 1976) was an American third and Second baseman, manager In spite of this, he was able in August, with his brother Roy, to gain control over the franchise, purchasing shares from Connie Jr. While Roy and Earle Mack announced that their father was free to manage as as long as he wanted to, Connie Mack announced his retirement only seven weeks later at age 88 [1]. The team was heavily mortgaged, though, and continued to perform poorly both on the field and at the box office. A mortgage is the pledging of a property to a Lender as a security for a Mortgage loan. Eventually, the Mack brothers were forced to sell, and the team relocated to Kansas City in 1954. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game

Earle Mack died at age 77 in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. Upper Darby Township is a township and the largest municipality in Delaware County and the 5th largest municipality in the state of Pennsylvania.

See also

• List of second generation MLB players

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record and playing statistics