According to Baseball Almanac, the first manager to be ejected from a World Series game was Detroit Tigers manager Hughie Jennings in the second game of the 1907 World Series between the Tigers and Cubs for arguing a caught stealing call.
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As of 4/28/08, Bobby Cox holds the all time record for ejections as a manager with 132.
As of the start of the 2008 season, that would be current Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox with 133 career ejections.
William "Bad Bill" Dahlen (b. 1870, played 1891-1911, managed 1910-1913) is the unofficial record holder, in a category in which stats are woefully maintained. It doesn't even seem to be all that close, though. Dahlen also got ejected quite frequently as a manager, in an admittedly short stint.
1984-1989. Pete Rose took over as player/manager of the Reds after he was traded to the Reds from the Montreal Expos in August, 1984. He was player/manager through 1986 and manager from 1987-1989. His managerial, and MLB, career ended on August 24, 1989 when he was placed on MLB's ineligible list due to allegations of gambling that he did not formally challange. His career record as manager of the Reds was 412-373.
Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson retired in 1927 with 3,508 career strikeouts, the MLB record. Ryan broke that record in 1983 and went on to strikeout a total of 5,714 batter during his career, a record that will be around for a long time.
According to Baseball Almanac, Speaker had 450 outfield assists and holds the MLB record for assists by an outfielder.
Cy Young (active from 1890-1911) had a career won loss record of 511-316. Both his win total and loss total are MLB career records.