Where does Max Bishop rank among baseball greats?
Max Bishop ranks #36 among the Top 50 all-time at 2B. Rankings ⇒ Factoids On July 8, 1934, Max Bishop drew eight walks in a doubleheader, tying his own major league record. The Death of Max Bishop Late in February, 1962, Bishop traveled from his home in Baltimore to his hometown of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, for the funeral of his mother. Just three days after her death, Bishop, still in Waynesboro, died in his sleep. His body was found by his younger brother. Bishop was 62 years old. As a Manager Following his final season with the Red Sox, in 1935, Bishop signed with his old minor league club, the Baltimore Orioles. He made his home in Baltimore and it was a perfect fit. After one season there, he scouted for the Tigers in 1937, and then went to Annapolis, Maryland, to accept the job as coach of the U.S. Navy Academy ballclub. He posted a shining record at Annapolis: 306-143, from 1938-1961. In his final season, his team posted the best mark of his tenure: 24-2. The stadium the Midshi
