When Connie Mack managed the Philadelphia A's, he did not wear a baseball uniform during the games he managed but rather a suit, tie and hat. Have any other MLB managers also not worn a baseball uniform during a game that they were managing?

DukeDawson

I agree with knud77. Unlike knud, I don't remember Burt in street clothes because I wasn't born yet. http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Shotton NOTE: knud77 had posted: The last guy I remember in mufti was Burt Shotton who managed the Brooklyn Dodgers in the late '40's. Nov 28 08, 7:45 PM

queproblema

Here's a quote from Duke's reference: "(Shotton was one of the last baseball managers to wear everyday apparel rather than the club uniform. Unlike Connie Mack, Shotton did usually add his team's cap and jacket.)" Wiki gives no footnote on that parenthetical digression. Here's a whole article on the subject, listing sixteen 20th-century managers, last of whom is Burt Shotton, who wore civvies: http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/12/05/and-hed-better-not-wear-that-stocking-cap-either/ "Nearly all non-playing managers before 1900 wore civilian clothes. … [T]here was a [National League] rule in place from 1879 to 1891 preventing non-playing managers from appearing on the field." And a signed picture of Shotton in baseball cap and jacket...and a bowtie: http://archive.liveauctioneers.com/archive2/2729/0969_1_lg.jpg Nov 28 08, 10:04 PM