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Alex McCarthy
Alexander George McCarthy

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 150 lb.
School University of Notre Dame

Debut October 7, 1910
Final Game July 23, 1917
Born May 12, 1888 in Chicago, IL
Died March 12, 1978 in Salisbury, MD

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1910 22 PIT NL   3   12    1    1   0  1   0    0   0      0   2  .083  .083  .250   -6    3   0           0    
 1911 23 PIT NL  50  150   18   36   5  1   2   31   4     14  24  .240  .305  .327   74   49   8           0    
 1912 24 PIT NL 111  401   53  111  12  4   1   41   8     30  26  .277  .332  .334   83  134  16           3    
 1913 25 PIT NL  31   74    7   15   5  0   0   10   1      7   7  .203  .298  .270   66   20   6           3    
 1914 26 PIT NL  57  173   14   26   0  1   1   14   2      6  17  .150  .192  .179   13   31   7           3    
 1915 27 TOT NL  44  121    7   29   3  1   1    9   3  5  10  17  .240  .313  .306   88   37   6           3    
         PIT NL  21   49    3   10   0  1   0    3   1  2   5  10  .204  .291  .245   63   12   2           1    
         CHC NL  23   72    4   19   3  0   1    6   2  3   5   7  .264  .329  .347  105   25   4           2    
 1916 28 TOT NL  87  253   21   55   5  3   0    9   4     26  17  .217  .308  .261   72   66  12           7    
         CHC NL  37  107   10   26   2  3   0    6   1     11   7  .243  .341  .318   95   34   3           5    
         PIT NL  50  146   11   29   3  0   0    3   3     15  10  .199  .282  .219   54   32   9           2    
 1917 29 PIT NL  49  151   15   33   4  0   0    8   1     11  13  .219  .276  .245   58   37   5           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      432 1335  136  306  34 11   5  122  23  5 104 123  .229  .295  .282   67  377  60   0   0  20   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        501   51  115  13  4   2   46   9  2  39  46  .229  .295  .282   67  141  23   0   0   8   0
 Career High    111  401   53  111  12  4   2   41   8  5  30  26  .277  .332  .334   83  134  16   0   0   7   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1910 22 PIT NL   12   11    0   0.0    93| .083  .271| .083  .346| .250  .359| .333  .705|  -6  .000  -1.9  -0.2     
 1911 23 PIT NL  172  122   15   3.3    99| .240  .273| .305  .351| .327  .376| .632  .727|  74  .414  -5.7  -0.6     
 1912 24 PIT NL  450  306   44   3.8    99| .277  .279| .332  .349| .334  .380| .666  .729|  83  .453  -9.5  -1.0     
 1913 25 PIT NL   90   65    5   2.1    88| .203  .265| .298  .329| .270  .360| .568  .689|  66  .241  -2.7  -0.3     
 1914 26 PIT NL  189  154    6   1.0    81| .150  .254| .192  .321| .179  .340| .371  .661|  13  .097 -19.0  -2.2     
 1915 27 TOT NL  140  103   10   2.6    80| .240  .255| .313  .318| .306  .342| .619  .660|  88  .397  -1.6  -0.1  37%
         PIT NL   57   43    3   1.9    80| .204  .255| .291  .317| .245  .341| .536  .658|  63  .263  -2.1  -0.2  33%
         CHC NL   83   60    7   3.1    81| .264  .256| .329  .319| .347  .342| .676  .661| 105  .479   0.5   0.1  40%
 1916 28 TOT NL  298  210   20   2.6    82| .217  .259| .308  .319| .261  .346| .569  .665|  72  .388  -7.5  -0.9     
         CHC NL  126   84   11   3.5    85| .243  .265| .341  .325| .318  .354| .659  .679|  95  .531  -0.2   0.0     
         PIT NL  172  126    9   1.9    79| .199  .255| .282  .314| .219  .341| .501  .655|  54  .271  -7.3  -0.9     
 1917 29 PIT NL  168  123   10   2.2    81| .219  .260| .276  .318| .245  .343| .521  .661|  58  .317  -7.2  -0.9     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1519 1094  110   2.7    89| .229  .266| .295  .332| .282  .359| .577  .691|  67  .356 -55.2  -6.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1910 22 PIT NL SS 3 4 10 2 2 .875 .921 4.67 5.03 1911 23 PIT NL SS 33 70 88 3 12 .981 .925 4.79 4.88 2B 11 24 39 2 8 .969 .952 5.73 5.03 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 1 0 0 1912 24 PIT NL 2B 105 237 320 22 52 .962 .955 5.30 5.09 3B 4 5 5 0 1 1.000 .935 2.50 3.02 1913 25 PIT NL SS 12 19 27 5 3 .902 .937 3.83 4.96 3B 12 8 20 0 0 1.000 .936 2.33 2.96 2B 6 6 8 0 1 1.000 .952 2.33 4.92 1914 26 PIT NL 3B 36 39 79 3 6 .975 .931 3.28 3.05 2B 10 17 44 6 3 .910 .949 6.10 4.89 SS 6 7 13 2 1 .909 .926 3.33 5.08 1915 27 TOT NL 2B 21 52 55 4 10 .964 .955 5.10 4.79 TOT NL 3B 16 17 37 0 5 1.000 .947 3.38 3.00 TOT NL SS 6 14 17 1 2 .969 .931 5.17 5.22 PIT NL 2B 9 18 20 2 2 .950 .955 4.22 4.79 SS 5 14 17 1 2 .969 .931 6.20 5.22 3B 4 4 4 0 2 1.000 .952 2.00 3.00 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.20 CHC NL 2B 12 34 35 2 8 .972 .954 5.75 4.79 3B 12 13 33 0 3 1.000 .947 3.83 3.00 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20 1916 28 TOT NL SS 42 94 102 10 15 .951 .926 4.67 5.18 TOT NL 2B 41 60 102 11 11 .936 .951 3.95 4.74 CHC NL 2B 34 54 95 11 9 .931 .951 4.38 4.74 SS 3 2 2 1 0 .800 .930 1.33 5.17 PIT NL SS 39 92 100 9 15 .955 .926 4.92 5.18 2B 7 6 7 0 2 1.000 .949 1.86 4.74 3B 5 2 8 0 1 1.000 .935 2.00 3.00 1917 29 PIT NL 3B 26 42 39 3 9 .964 .942 3.12 3.04 2B 13 28 36 1 3 .985 .957 4.92 4.96 SS 9 15 40 2 6 .965 .931 6.11 5.16
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1915 27 PIT NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.20 1911 23 PIT NL 2B 11 24 39 2 8 .969 .952 5.73 5.03 1912 24 PIT NL 2B 105 237 320 22 52 .962 .955 5.30 5.09 1913 25 PIT NL 2B 6 6 8 0 1 1.000 .952 2.33 4.92 1914 26 PIT NL 2B 10 17 44 6 3 .910 .949 6.10 4.89 1915 27 TOT NL 2B 21 52 55 4 10 .964 .955 5.10 4.79 PIT NL 2B 9 18 20 2 2 .950 .955 4.22 4.79 CHC NL 2B 12 34 35 2 8 .972 .954 5.75 4.79 1916 28 TOT NL 2B 41 60 102 11 11 .936 .951 3.95 4.74 CHC NL 2B 34 54 95 11 9 .931 .951 4.38 4.74 PIT NL 2B 7 6 7 0 2 1.000 .949 1.86 4.74 1917 29 PIT NL 2B 13 28 36 1 3 .985 .957 4.92 4.96 1911 23 PIT NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1912 24 PIT NL 3B 4 5 5 0 1 1.000 .935 2.50 3.02 1913 25 PIT NL 3B 12 8 20 0 0 1.000 .936 2.33 2.96 1914 26 PIT NL 3B 36 39 79 3 6 .975 .931 3.28 3.05 1915 27 TOT NL 3B 16 17 37 0 5 1.000 .947 3.38 3.00 PIT NL 3B 4 4 4 0 2 1.000 .952 2.00 3.00 CHC NL 3B 12 13 33 0 3 1.000 .947 3.83 3.00 1916 28 PIT NL 3B 5 2 8 0 1 1.000 .935 2.00 3.00 1917 29 PIT NL 3B 26 42 39 3 9 .964 .942 3.12 3.04 1911 23 PIT NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 1 0 0 1910 22 PIT NL SS 3 4 10 2 2 .875 .921 4.67 5.03 1911 23 PIT NL SS 33 70 88 3 12 .981 .925 4.79 4.88 1913 25 PIT NL SS 12 19 27 5 3 .902 .937 3.83 4.96 1914 26 PIT NL SS 6 7 13 2 1 .909 .926 3.33 5.08 1915 27 TOT NL SS 6 14 17 1 2 .969 .931 5.17 5.22 PIT NL SS 5 14 17 1 2 .969 .931 6.20 5.22 CHC NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20 1916 28 TOT NL SS 42 94 102 10 15 .951 .926 4.67 5.18 CHC NL SS 3 2 2 1 0 .800 .930 1.33 5.17 PIT NL SS 39 92 100 9 15 .955 .926 4.92 5.18 1917 29 PIT NL SS 9 15 40 2 6 .965 .931 6.11 5.16
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total 2B 207 424 604 46 88 .957 .954 4.97 4.96 SS 111 223 297 25 41 .954 .927 4.68 5.06 3B 100 113 188 6 22 .980 .938 3.01 3.02 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.20 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 1 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 420 760 1089 77 151 .960 .944 4.40 4.53
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1916 NL-7-7

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Transactions 

August 15, 1910: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the South Bend (Central).

September 5, 1915: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July, 1916: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Chicago Cubs.

February, 1918: Sent by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Kansas City (American Association) to complete an earlier deal made on August, 1917. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent players to be named later to the Kansas City (American Association) for a player to be named later and Fritz Mollwitz. The Kansas City (American Association) sent Roy Sanders (August 26, 1917) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Alex McCarthy (February, 1918), Ray Miller (February, 1918), and Ike McAuley (February, 1918) to the Kansas City (American Association) to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)


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