The Top Baseball Coaches Of All Time

Major League Baseball has produced some of the greatest and most popular athletes of all time. While it always seems that it is the pitchers and the position players that always get the glory, it is the coaches that are underrated and don't get the credit that they so much deserve. The following is a look at some of the top baseball coaches of all time. When it comes to mentioning a best baseball coach to ever step into a dugout, the very first coach that has to be mentioned is Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics. Mack holds the record for the longest tenure for a coach in the history of Major League Baseball as he was on the bench for 50 seasons. The A's of the early 20th Century were one of the the better teams and would have players such as Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Cochrane, Eddie Collins, Frank Baker, and Lefty Grove on the roster. They would win several World Series titles and American League pennants in his years as coach. The New York Yankees gave birth to several top baseball coaches such as Miller Huggins and Casey Stengel. When a person thinks of the Yankees, the first thing that comes to mind is their record of nearly 30 World Series titles. That glory was also passed on to Joe Torre, who would win multiple World Series for the team and certainly is one of the best baseball coaches of all time. The best baseball coaches are ones who have tenure and some more than can be mentioned are Spark Anderson and Earl Weaver. Anderson was the pilot of the 'Big Red Machine' Cincinatti Reds of the 70's who won back to back World Series. Weaver was at the helm of the Baltimore Orioles who also won multiple World Series and were one of the best teams in the Majors when he was the coach. Another long time coach is Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves who in his 20 years with the Braves won the NL East year in and year out and he was able to win a World Series in 1995 over the Cleveland Indians. There are just so many baseball coaches that can be put in the conversation as the top of all time. Some other coaches that could be mentioned are Leo Durocher, Lou Pinella, Billy Martin, Joe McCarthy, and Tony LaRussa. There are plenty more that could mentioned as well.