Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Manager. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was known as "Mighty Mite", the powerhouse manager of the most famous team in baseball history, the 1927 New York Yankees, which included the famous Murderers' Row team of players that included Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. He started out as a second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds in 1904 and was great at getting on base. His playing career lasted for 13 years, with a record .400 on-base percentage. In 1913, he went to player-manager status for the St. Louis Cardinals and came over to the New York Yankees in 1918. With the Yankees, Miller managed to assemble the greatest offense in baseball history, which included such legends as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Bob Meusel. Under his helm from 1918 to 1929, the Yankees won six American League pennants (1921-23 and 1926-28) and three World Series championships (1923 and 1927-28). He ended his career with a 1413 win, 1134 loss record, then ranking him with the 5th-most win of any manager. In 1964, he was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and a monument was erected in his name in front of the flagpole at Yankee Stadium. Huggins fell ill on September 20, 1929, and checked into Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center to be treated for erysipelas, a bacterial infection caused by an untreated boil on his face. His condition was further complicated by influenza and high fever. Despite several blood transfusions. Huggins passed away on September 25, 1929, from the effects of pyemia (general sepsis) at age 51.
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Manager. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was known as "Mighty Mite", the powerhouse manager of the most famous team in baseball history, the 1927 New York Yankees, which included the famous Murderers' Row team of players that included Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. He started out as a second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds in 1904 and was great at getting on base. His playing career lasted for 13 years, with a record .400 on-base percentage. In 1913, he went to player-manager status for the St. Louis Cardinals and came over to the New York Yankees in 1918. With the Yankees, Miller managed to assemble the greatest offense in baseball history, which included such legends as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Bob Meusel. Under his helm from 1918 to 1929, the Yankees won six American League pennants (1921-23 and 1926-28) and three World Series championships (1923 and 1927-28). He ended his career with a 1413 win, 1134 loss record, then ranking him with the 5th-most win of any manager. In 1964, he was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and a monument was erected in his name in front of the flagpole at Yankee Stadium. Huggins fell ill on September 20, 1929, and checked into Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center to be treated for erysipelas, a bacterial infection caused by an untreated boil on his face. His condition was further complicated by influenza and high fever. Despite several blood transfusions. Huggins passed away on September 25, 1929, from the effects of pyemia (general sepsis) at age 51.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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