John McGraw (1873–1934) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager who managed the New York Giants for almost thirty years (1902–1932). He was also the third baseman of the 1890s Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles, who won three National League (NL) pennants, were noted for their innovative, aggressive play, perfecting the hit and run and popularizing the Baltimore chop. They also sought to win by intimidating the opposing team and the umpire. After one season with the St. Louis Cardinals (1900), McGraw returned to Baltimore as player and manager of the new Orioles of the American League (AL). He jumped to the Giants in 1902, taking several Orioles players with him. Through his many years managing the Giants, McGraw exerted control on players and team, and saw great success, winning ten pennants (tied for most by a manager) and three World Series; his total of 2,763 victories ranks third among MLB managers. McGraw has been called one of the greatest managers in baseball history.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1936:

English mathematician Alan Turing published details of the Turing machine (model pictured), a basic abstract symbol-manipulating hypothetical device that can simulate the logic of any computer algorithm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing

1954:

The first verified case of a human being injured by an extraterrestrial object took place in Sylacauga, Alabama, when a meteorite crashed through a roof and hit a sleeping woman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylacauga_%28meteorite%29

2005:

John Sentamu was enthroned as Archbishop of York, becoming the first black person to serve as an archbishop in the Church of England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sentamu

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

laird: 1. (chiefly Scotland) The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner. 2. (chiefly Scotland, historical) Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief. 3. (transitive, Scotland) Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laird

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

There is nothing in this world constant, but inconstancy.   --Jonathan Swift https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift