▁base ▁ball ▁has ▁been ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁nature ▁that ▁I ▁would ▁be ▁ready ▁any ▁time ▁to ▁go ▁before ▁anyone ▁and ▁place ▁my ▁case ▁before ▁them ." ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁season , ▁Jenn ings ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁the ▁Tig ers ' ▁manager . ▁His ▁ 1 , 1 3 1 ▁wins ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁in ▁Tig ers ▁history ▁until ▁S par ky ▁Anderson ▁passed ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants : ▁ 1 9 2 1 – 1 9 2 5 ▁Jenn ings ▁signed ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁with ▁his ▁old ▁friend , ▁John ▁McG raw , ▁who ▁was ▁man aging ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants . ▁Jenn ings ▁and ▁McG raw , ▁who ▁met ▁as ▁team m ates ▁on ▁the ▁Ori oles , ▁became ▁close ▁friends . ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁man ▁at ▁McG raw ' s ▁wed ding ▁and ▁a ▁p all b ear er ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁McG raw ' s ▁ 2 3 - year - old ▁wife ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁McG raw ▁and ▁Jenn ings ▁st aged ▁a ▁re union ▁year ▁after ▁year ▁on ▁their ▁birth days . ▁Jenn ings ▁won ▁two ▁World ▁Series ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁When ▁McG raw ▁became ▁ill , ▁Jenn ings ▁filled ▁in ▁as ▁the ▁Gi ants ' ▁manager ▁for ▁parts ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁His ▁overall ▁man aging ▁record ▁was ▁ 1 1 8 4 - 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Manager ial