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1975 Topps 
Ellie Rodriguez
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1989 Topps 
Mike Moore
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1973 Topps 
Gaylord Perry
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Joe Cronin ascended from the sandlots of San Francisco through the ranks of star player, field manager, general manager and American League President to become one of the most influential people the game of baseball has ever seen. Historian and author Mark Armour has written the definitive biography of Cronin’s life in Joe Cronin: A Life in Baseball
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Mark Armour has authored numerous books and articles on baseball, and is also the director of SABR’s Baseball Biography Project. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to chat with him on the Cover the Bases podcast.
It was his efforts on the Baseball Biography Project that started Mark on the path to writing this book. Since Joe Cronin had been involved in the game at the highest levels since 1926 through his final days as AL President in 1973, his story was intermingled with most of the players that Mark was compiling in the project. After questioning a trusted colleague about why there had not been a complete biography of the man, Mark’s colleague said it was up to him to write it. His inspiration was set.
One of the first individuals in the game to recognize the skills that young Cronin possessed as a player, and also as a leader, was Clark Griffith owner of the Washington Senators. Griffith put complete faith in a 26 year old shortstop to lead his team as player-manager, which he did well, leading them to the World Series in 1933. This relationship to the Griffith family lasted a lifetime, including Cronin’s marriage to Griffith’s niece Mildred.
Expectations were high when Cronin arrived in Boston prior to the 1935 season to be the player-manager of owner Tom Yawkey‘s Red Sox, and the challenges of managing some of his new teammates who had already demonstrated Hall of Fame caliber success was difficult for the young man. He did however continue to demonstrate high caliber skills, earning him seven All-Star selections as a shortstop and was widely considered one of the game’s most popular players.
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