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FAMOUS FACTS:
Connie Mack (1862-1956) Cornelius McGillicuddy was born in East Brookfield, Massachusetts, on December 22, 1862, to Mary (McKillop) and Michael McGillicuddy.
Connie managed more games than anyone else in baseball history. He led the Philadelphia Athletics to nine American League pennants and five World Series championships. Reserved and dignified, Connie Mack (Cornelius McGillicuddy) left an indelible stamp on the history of baseball.
At the age of nine, the tall, thin boy, who was nicknamed "Slats," was working at a cotton mill. His father died when Cornelius was a teenager, and so he became the family breadwinner. At 16, he began work in a shoe factory and became a foreman by the time he was 20.
While working at the factory, McGillicuddy played semi-pro baseball for East Brookfield. When he was 21, the Meriden club in the Connecticut State League offered him $90 a month to play catcher. At that time it was a hefty salary. Meriden shortened his name to "Connie Mack" to fit on scorecards, and the nickname stuck. Mack went on to play for Hartford and then Newark, two other minor league teams. Then, along with four other players, he was sold for the then enormous sum of $3,500 to the Washington team in the National League
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E. B. Flatts
route 9
East Brookfield
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Town Memorials
East Brookfield is well known for Sports!
...... and today has
Bogey Lanes which is a great place to Golf and play many other sports games including candle pin bowling
with a game room and billiard tables ~
don't forget their seasonal ice cream stand too!
If you arrive early in town and are hungry then don't miss out on the great breakfasts at E. B. Flatts ~ inexpensive and filling! They are open everyday for breakfast and lunch.... serving dinners on Thurs, Fri, & Sat -
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our wonderful little town.
Our NEW Bandstand at the Connie Mack Field!
Photos from: E.B. Flatts
