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Connie Mack's BB career spanned 65 major-league seasons as a Player, Manager, team Executive, and Owner.
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In the early 1900's Connie Mack enthusiastically recruited directly from College. Connie Mack's A's roster included the following College educated ballplayers.
Connie Mack believed BB players received better training on the College teams rather than the ML Farm system.
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A's tenure
Eddie Collins (Columbia).................. 1906-14, 1927-30
Jack Coombs (Colby College)............ 1906-14
Jack Barry (Holy Cross)................... 1908-14
Andy Coakley (Holy Cross)............... 1902-06
Doc Powers (Notre Dame)................ 1901-1909
Louis Castro (Manhattan College)...... 1902
Simon Nicholls (Univ of Maryland)..... 1906-09
Eddie Plank (Gettysburg College)...... 1901-14
Plank never attended Gettysburg College, but played on their team. Frank Foreman was the coach of the Gettysburg College team, who trained Plank.
Foreman contacted Connie Mack regarding Plank's very effective southpaw pitching style. Eddie went from Gettysburg directly to the A's in 1901.
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