In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game.

547 in 1899. The first baseman was the tallest in the league but I threw the ball far over his head. McGraw wrote an autobiography of his years in baseball publiJohn McGrawd in 1923 in which he expressed grudging respect for those several opposing players.

John Joseph McGraw (April 7 1873 – February 25 1934) nicknamed "Little Napoleon" and "Muggsy" was a Major League Baseball player and long-time manager of the New York Giants. McGraw is widely held to be "the best player to become a great manager" in the history of baseball.