This film, an episode of the 1950s TV show “The Greatest Drama”, covers the life and achievements of baseball legend Connie Mack, who is dubbed “Mr. Baseball.” It focuses on his quick rise to fame as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics followed by the general up and down trend of his career with the team. It ends with an overview of the awards that he receives, including being inducted in the baseball hall of fame. There is also footage of many famous baseball players including the New York Yankees’ Babe Ruth and the Philadelphia Athletic’s Chief Bender. There are several shots from the different World Series games that the team played in under Mack’s supervision.
0:08 Title “Mr. Baseball” with Connie Mack in the background, 0:22 Connie Mack being honored in a full stadium with a prize, 0:47 a street scene from 1886 with large crowds and horse drawn carts, 0:58 a scene from 1902 with an early airplane being prepared for flight, 1:35 Pictures of good players hired by Mack including Chief Bender, Jack Coombs, Jack Berry, Penny Collins, and “Home Run” Baker, 1:53 winning shot from Mack’s first world series win in Philadelphia, 2:11 1911 World Series opponent John J. McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, 3:09 Different shots of almost empty baseball stadiums, 3:23 Babe Ruth shown, 3:36 Picture of Jimmy Dikes, 3:42 Philadelphia A’s training, 4:10 Ty Cobb signing his contract, 4:33 Babe Ruth hitting home runs in the 1927 World Series, 5:06 Mac standing on the field talking to players, 5:22 A’s team line up including Bing Miller and Jimmy Foxx, 5:42 President Hoover shown at the baseball match with some highlights of the game shown that won them the 1929 world series, 6:15 Aerial overview of Philadelphia, 6:30 footage of the A’s facing the Cardinals in the 1931 world series which they lost, 7:22 Group of men lining up at a soup kitchen during the great depression, 8:06 Mack and Babe Ruth in Japan during an exchange with Babe Ruth hitting in front of completely filled stadium, 8:39 President Roosevelt throwing out the first ball in the 1937 Season, 8:52 training of the A’s in 1939, 9:09 Mack on a stretcher being brought into a hospital, 9:25 Mack talking to new players during training, 9:53 Mack and Jimmy Dykes sitting together as the management of the Athletics is transferred to him, 10:04 a plaque in honor of Mack being unveiled along with a montage of Mack’s other awards, 10:36 Mack receiving the UN’s “Sports Father of the Year Award” and being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, 11:18 Closing credits “The Greatest Drama brought to you by the General Tire Company”
Connie Mack was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds untouchable records for wins (3,731), losses (3,948), and games managed (7,755). He lived from 1862-1956. He managed the Philadelphia Atheltic’s for an impressive 50 seasons. He was inducted in the Baseball Hall of fame in 1937.
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