Jack McCarthy (baseball)
Jack McCarthy | |||
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Outfielder | |||
Born: Hardwick, Massachusetts | March 28, 1869|||
Died: February 1, 1948 78) Chicago, Illinois | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
August 3, 1893, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
May 25, 1907, for the Brooklyn Superbas | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .287 | ||
Hits | 1,203 | ||
Home runs | 7 | ||
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John Arthur McCarthy (March 26, 1869 – February 1, 1948) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Orphans, Cleveland Blues / Bronchos / Naps, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Superbas. His last home run was hit in 1899, and from 1900 to the present no one has had more at-bats without a home run: 2,736. In 1904, McCarthy suffered an unusual injury when he tripped over the broom used by the umpire to clean home plate, and injured his ankle. Soon afterwards, a rule specified that umpires would clean home plate with a whisk broom and store it in their pocket when not in use.[1] On April 26, 1905, McCarthy is the first fielder to throw out three base runners at home plate, achieving the feat against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
He attended Holy Cross College before joining the major leagues. In 1899, he married Jessie Halpin. After his playing days, he remained in baseball for a time as a minor league manager, then took other jobs, being listed in 1930 as a clerk in a Chicago probate court.
(N.b.: The Jack McCarthy from San Francisco who was born in the same year and died in 1931 is a different man who was not the major leaguer.[3])
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Peter Morris, Baseball Historian