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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Tony La Russa, List of Chicago White Sox managers, Ozzie Guillen, Ray Schalk, Paul Richards, Donie Bush, Don Kessinger, Jim Fregosi, Jimmy Dykes, Jerry Manuel, Bob Lemon, Les Moss, Hugh Duffy, Chuck Tanner, Larry Doby, Clark Griffith, Jeff Torborg, Eddie Collins, Gene Lamont, Ed Walsh, Al Lopez, Eddie Stanky, Marty Marion, Johnny Evers, Ted Lyons, Pants Rowland, Kid Gleason, Lena Blackburne, Red Corriden, Fielder Jones, Don Gutteridge, Lew Fonseca, Jack Onslow, Terry Bevington, Nixey Callahan, Doug Rader, Billy Sullivan, Bill Adair. Excerpt: As manager Anthony "Tony" La Russa, Jr. (pronounced; born October 4, 1944) is a Major League Baseball manager for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2004, he became the sixth manager in history to win pennants with both American and National League teams; in 2006 he became the first manager ever to win multiple pennants in both leagues and became one of only two managers to win the World Series in both leagues. He is ranked third all-time for total number of Baseball All-time Managerial Wins list (2,676), trailing only Connie Mack (3,731) and John McGraw (2,763). He managed his 5,000th major league game (2,676-2,320-4 0.536) on June 10, 2011, but the milestone was marred by a shutout loss at Milwaukee. He joins Connie Mack as the only manager or coach in American sports history to reach 5,000 games. His 5,000 games trails only Mack who set the record at 7,755 (3,731-3,948-76), passing McGraw at 4,769 (2,763-1,948-58), on October 1, 2009. He is one of only four managers to be named Manager of the Year in both of baseball's major leagues. La Russa has 1,318 wins and 1,110 losses (.543) with 1 tie as manager of the Cardinals . He was 522-510-3 (.506) with the Chicago White Sox 1979-1986, and 798-673 (.542) with the Oakland Athletics 1986-1995. His 2,000th game managing the Cardinals came...
