Casey Stengel and Dave Roberts...

[Peter_Spaeth]

My Stengel can't compare to a T210, but it's a nice card.

[JimC]

+1

[Casey2296]

I'm just guessing but I think Stengel probably has the longest span of baseball cards from his 1910 T210 to his 1965 Topps card.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I'm just guessing but I think Stengel probably has the longest span of baseball cards from his 1910 T210 to his 1965 Topps card.

Just off the top of my head, what about Connie Mack? Appeared in the 1887 - 1889 Old Judge issue, followed by various issues throughout the years. He eventually even had his own designated issue of cards in 1951 with the Topps' Connie Mack All-Stars. He was in the 1961 Fleer Baseball Greats series, 1963 Bazooka All-Time Greats cards, and has appeared in other issues and sets over the years since then as well.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by BobC

Just off the top of my head, what about Connie Mack? Appeared in the 1887 - 1889 Old Judge issue, followed by various issues throughout the years. He eventually even had his own designated issue of cards in 1951 with the Topps' Connie Mack All-Stars. He was in the 1961 Fleer Baseball Greats series, 1963 Bazooka All-Time Greats cards, and has appeared in other issues and sets over the years since then as well.

When was Macks last year managing? Wow, just looked it up, 1950 at the age of 87, 63 years in baseball, so if we count his 1951 Connie Mack All Stars card as his last playing day card he takes the cake.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

When was Macks last year managing? Wow, just looked it up, 1950 at the age of 87, 63 years in baseball, so if we count his 1951 Connie Mack All Stars card as his last playing day card he takes the cake.

Yeah, if you only count when they were actively playing, managing, or coaching, I think Mack may be the man to beat.

[michael3322]

Also, add to this, Mack spent more time as the manager of a team than anyone else in baseball history by a country mile...


1901-50 Connie Mack, Athletics (50 seasons)

Mack’s entire career was legendary. During his time with the A’s, which began when he was just 38 years old, the team totaled nine pennants, with five of those resulting in World Series titles. Only two managers -- fellow Hall of Famers Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel -- won more titles, with seven each.

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1902-32 John McGraw, Giants (31 seasons)

The 29-year-old McGraw signed with the Giants during the season in 1902 after the player/manager was released by the Orioles, beginning a tenure that would last until 1932. Primarily an infielder, he spent his first five years with the Giants as a player/manager before becoming solely the skipper. During his span with New York, the Giants won 10 pennants and converted three of those into World Series titles. The Giants had a .591 winning percentage during McGraw’s time in charge.

Source: MLB, Skippers who stuck with 1 team the longest.