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Joseph Vincent McCarthy
New York Yankees
Manager
Born: April 21, 1887, Philadelphia, PA
World Series Appearances: Chicago Cubs 1929; New York Yankees 1932, 1936-39, 1941-43
As a Manager: Chicago Cubs 1926-30; New York Yankees 1931-46; Boston Red Sox 1948-50
Died: January 13, 1978, Buffalo, NY (90)
Hall of Fame Induction: 1957
Despite never having played in the majors, Joe McCarthy would author a Hall of Fame career in the big leagues as a seven-time World Series winner as a manager. McCarthy played 15 seasons in the minors between 1907 and 1921, spending the last of those six seasons with the Louisville Colonels in the American Association. A player-manager for the Colonels until 1921, he switched to full-time managing in 1922 and was hired to lead the Cubs in 1926. McCarthy led the Cubs to the World Series in 1929, but they were defeated in five games by the Athletics, led by McCarthy's boyhood idol, Connie Mack (#142). Fired by the Cubs at the end of the 1930 season, McCarthy was hired to lead the Yankees beginning in 1931. He'd win eight pennants for the Yankees, and seven World Series titles, including four championships in a row between 1936 and 1939. Struggles with alcoholism ended his Yankees tenure, as he resigned at the start of the 1946 season.
Building the Set
December 16, 2020 from Albion, NY
Within days of officially deciding to collect the Diamond Stars set, I found myself searching for the 1993 extension set consisting of 36 more "what if" cards this time issued by the Chicle Fantasy Company. Individual cards from this set are very prevalent on eBay, but I wanted to buy a complete set to save myself some time and money. Given this is a relatively modern set, I was somewhat surprised at the closing auction prices for previously sold complete sets and I was happy to win my set at a lower price. These cards are gorgeous, and I can tell a lot of hard work and love for the originals went into making this tribute set. What's more, the set's creators were smart enough to start the numbering with card #121, given the 1981 extension set had left off with #120.
Variations Available
1 - 1993 / blue back / 1935 statistics / 1993 copyright
The Card / Yankees Team Set
Lou Gehrig (#130) and Joe DiMaggio (#126) make a cameo in the background of McCarthy's card, depicting a famous photo of Gehrig jumping over a bat held by DiMaggio early in the 1939 season. The bio on the back of the card recounts his managerial successes to date.
1936 Season
The Yankees were 102-51 in McCarthy's sixth season leading the team, easily winning the American League pennant by finishing 19 1/2 games ahead of the second place Tigers. They would defeat the Giants in six games in the World Series, the second title overall for McCarthy as manager of the Yankees.
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Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card*: 1936 Goudey Wide Pen Premiums (R314 Type 1)
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0): N/A
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2020 Panini Diamond Kings #8
*This is a tough one. McCarthy appeared on a bunch of minor league issues, food issues, team issues, pins and postcards between 1911 and the early 1960s, but I wouldn't consider any of the mainstream baseball cards.
229 - McCarthy non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/6/26.
Sources:
Previous Card: #142 Connie Mack MG - Philadelphia Athletics
Next Card: #144 Bill McKechnie MG - Boston Bees
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