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that was great hearing bill carrigan coach 3rd. was it common back then for managers to coach 3rd or is this another case of bill being a "hands on" manager?
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It was actually very common for managers to coach on the bases too, as I understand it. The fact that it happens in the minor leagues today is a relic of that practice. Connie Mack was actually considered very unusual because he always remained in the dugout...that, and he managed in a business suit rather than in uniform.
I remember asking my dad why baseball managers wore uniforms like players, while no other sport's coaches do. I was probably about six or seven years old at the time. My dad was a high school baseball coach, and wore a uniform like the players. He told me that it was that way because so many managers were player-managers at one time, and since he was my dad, I never thought about the idea again.