Max Macon
| Max Macon | |||
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| Pitcher/First baseman | |||
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Born: October 14, 1915 Pensacola, Florida | |||
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Died: August 5, 1989 (aged 73) Jupiter, Florida | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 21, 1938, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 17, 1947, for the Boston Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Record | 17-19 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.24 | ||
| Batting average | .265 | ||
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Max Cullen Macon (October 14, 1915 in Pensacola, Florida – August 5, 1989 in Jupiter, Florida) was a Major League baseball player, a Minor League player-manager and pitching coach, and a professional baseball scout.
Career
Macon was primarily a pitcher but also played first base and the outfield during his career which spanned 1938–1947. Macon's most extensive playing time was with the 1944 Boston Braves. His career was interrupted from 1945 to 1946 while serving in World War II, before returning to Boston to finish his major league career in 1947.[1]
Starting in 1949,[2] Macon managed in the minor leagues for 12 seasons. In 1961, he became a scout / minor league pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers,[3][4] with whom he remained until 1968, when he was named Southeast regional scouting supervisor for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5] During these years, Macon supplemented his earnings as a college basketball referee, with both the SEC [4] and MVC.[6]
In 2001, Minor League Baseball published a list of its 100 greatest teams of all time, including two managed by Macon – the 1951 Hazard Bombers (at number 81)[2] and the 1952 Miami Sun Sox (at number 40).[7]
References
- ↑ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 690. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
- 1 2 "Top 100 Teams: 81 - 1951 Hazard Bombers". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2015-10-14. "Macon had begun his managerial career on May 12, 1949 at Modesto in the California League."
- ↑ Slayton, Jack. "Slants on Sports: Short Sports Notes". The Lakeland Ledger. July 12, 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- 1 2 Associated Press. "Macon's 'Had It'; Won't Work for Rupp". The Milwaukee Sentinel. March 22, 1962. Part 2, Page 3. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "Max Macon Named Scout for Pirates". The Miami News. February 12, 1968. p. 6-C. Retrieved 2915-10-14.
- ↑ Associated Press. "Suicide Ruled in Death of Max Macon's Wife". The Park City Daily News. July 1, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "Top 100 Teams: 40 - 1952 Miami Sun Sox". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Further reading
Articles
- Levy, Sam. "Sport Chatter: Max Macon's Fault". The Milwaukee Journal. Thursday, September 30, 1937. p. 8.
- Kirksey, George (UP). "Cardinals Still Stage Best Show in Camp Circuit: Prize Rookies Are Max Macon of Cards and Harry Craft of Reds". The Beaver County Times. Thursday, April 7, 1938 p. 9.
- McNeil, Marc T. "Casual Close-Ups: The Boys Are A-Feudin' in Earnest; Snyder Is Blamed; Like Father Like Son; Here's an Odd One". The Montreal Gazette. Monday, June 22, 1942. p. 16.
- French, Bob. "Mirrors of Sport: Max Macon in the News Again". The Toledo Blade. Wednesday, July 15, 1942. p. 18.
- Associated Press. "Dodgers' Mystery Has New Chapter". The Ottawa Citizen. Thursday, July 16, 1942. p. 15.
- Associated Press. "Max Macon in Line With Brooklyn Club". The Ottawa Citizen. Tuesday, March 16, 1943. p. 10.
- Moshier, Jeff. "Playing Square". The St. Petersburg Evening Independent. Friday, May 19, 1944. p. 12.
- United Press. "Max Macon Called Home From Braves". The Tuscaloosa News. Monday, April 7, 1947. p. 7.
- Thisted, Red. "Baseball Players Are an Odd Breed: Macon Plays It All the Way Out". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Sunday, January 25, 1948. p. B3
- Beck, Bill. "Time For Sports: A Pox On Max Macon's Plan Or Hooks Iott Enjoys Last Laugh". The St Petersburg Times. Thursday, June 26, 1952. p. 22.
- Associated Press. "Max Macon Appointed Montreal Manager". The Reading Eagle. Friday, November 27, 1953. p. 22.
- Fitzgerald, Tommy. "Macon has the Makin's: New Montreal Pilot Destined For Bums". Baseball Digest. March 1954. pp. 83–84.
- Associated Press. "Max Macon Receives Threatening Letter". The St. Petersburg Times. Sunday, May 23, 1954. p. 7-C
- Carroll, Dink. "Max Macon Suspended Indefinitely, Fined: Shaughnessy Tags Royals' Boss For Latest Run-In With Umpires". The Montreal Gazette. Saturday, August 7, 1954. p. 8.
- Macon, Max. "Future Stars: Fernandez a Fielding Find". The Reading Eagle. Saturday, January 22, 1955. p. 6.
- Wolfe, Don. "Mirrors of Sport: Max Macon Recalls Big Homer". The Toledo Blade. Monday, May 2, 1955. p. 18.
- Fitzgerald, Tommy. "Can't Hide Roberto" . The Miami News. Saturday, March 26, 1966. p. 1B. (Drag image upward to access article.)
- Biederman, Lester J. "Liking Pirates Contagious". The Pittsburgh Press. Friday, August 19, 1966. p. 27.
- Bloodworth, Bob. "'The Good Arms, Legs' Attract the Scouts". The Palm Beach Post. Tuesday, August 19, 1969. p. 29.
- Eck, Frank (AP). "Ex-Manager Denies He Had Orders to Hide Clemente". The Washington (PA) Observer-Reporter. Wednesday, December 15, 1971. p. D6
- Christine, Bill. "Roberto! (Part 3): Hocus-Pocus in Montreal". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Wednesday, April 18, 1973. p. 33.
- Associated Press. "Max Macon Dies; Was Pitcher, Scout". The Reading Eagle. Thursday, August 10, 1989. p. 45.
- Zygner, Sam; Smith, Steve. "The Great 1952 Florida International League Pennant Race". Baseball Research Journal. Volume 43, Issue 1. Spring 2014. pp. 54-67
Books
Sutter, L.M.. "Chapter 11: The 1951 Hazard Bombers". Ball, Bat and Bitumen: A History of Coalfield Baseball in the Appalachian South. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp. 128-135. ISBN 978-0-7864-3594-4.