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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McGraw>
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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>
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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>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is nothing in this world constant, but inconstancy.
--Jonathan Swift
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift>
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