A HOF manager that folks seldom think about is Bucky Harris. Harris began his playing career with the Senators in 1919, and he became the player-manager in 1924, inheriting a team that had a losing record in 1923. With the same key players, "The Boy Wonder" led the 1924 Senators to its first and only WS Championship before the team relocated to Minnesota. Harris' Senators and WaJo (who won his 2 earlier starts) likely would have also won the 1925 WS, if the 7th game hadn't been played in extremely wet conditions on a muddy field.
Harris also piloted the Yankees to the 1947 WS Championship, giving him 2 WS Championships in 3 attempts. Harris' managerial career totaled 29 years with 5 different teams, mostly with the Senators and Tigers.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, W575-1 E. S. Rice version, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also T216 Kotton "NGO" card of Hugh Jennings. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo.
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