J. McGraw No cap

John Joseph "Little Napoleon" McGraw (1873–1934) appears here in the T206 White Border J. McGraw No-Cap variation, one of four T206 poses of the New York Giants' manager and the variation collectors most often hunt. Born April 7, 1873 in Truxton, New York, McGraw was the snarling third baseman of the 1890s Baltimore Orioles before he became the most influential manager of his generation. He took over the Giants in mid-1902 and ran the club without interruption until 1932, winning ten National League pennants and three World Series titles. As a hitter he batted left and threw right, drawing walks at a historic clip and hitting over .320 nine times. By the time the T206 series was being printed in 1909–11 he was strictly the field general, photographed in civilian dress for the No-Cap pose to underline that point. He died February 25, 1934 in New Rochelle, New York and is buried at New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore. The Hall of Fame elected him in 1937 in the second class.