The owner of the team usually hires the manager. Then the skipper reports directly to the owner or to the owner's representative.
A team president concerns himself or herself with all aspects of the baseball team, including the office personnel. A General Manager tends to deal only with the actual game side of the team, meaning hiring and firing managers, and drafting players and signing free agents.
Manager of team
Council-manager
Council-manager
It is issued by the equipment manager of the team.
For the same reason that a fish needs a bicycle. Only the company that hires him(her) needs a manager.
Billy Beane
Cavalcade of Stars - 1949 Manager of the Baseball Team 3-38 was released on: USA: 16 May 1952
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds was the last player-manager in baseball.
The Jackie Gleason Show - 1952 Manager of the Baseball Team 1-33 was released on: USA: 9 May 1953
Council-Manager
Connie Mack whose full name was Cornelius Alexander Mack, was the manager and part owner of the Philadelphia Athletics. He manged this team for 50 years.