A.L.

Chgo
83-53
4
354,350

1901 Champions

Team
W-L Record
Games Ahead
Attendance

N.L.

Pitt
90-49
7.5
251,955

CONNIE MACK
Manager of the New Century

* Creates new team in Philadelphia and
   brings Athletics into A.L. in 1901
* Wears business suit, not uniform, on job
* Positions players by scorecard signals
* Is manager of team until 1950
* Wins 9 pennants, 5 World Series
* When financial adversity strikes, he
   dismantles two of history's greatest teams
* Sells Philadelphia team in 1953, at age 90
* New owners then skip town ASAP

New league raids N.L. teams for players: St. Louis 
loses Cy Young, Brooklyn loses Joe McGinnity
Napoleon Lajoie jumps from Phils to Athletics,
wins A.L. bat title with .422 mark

A.L. fields teams in three cities that have N.L.
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