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Alex McCarthy
Alexander George McCarthy
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 150 lb.

Born: May 12, 1888 in Chicago, IL
School: University of Notre Dame (All Transactions)
Debut: October 7, 1910
Final Game: July 23, 1917
Died: March 12, 1978 in Salisbury, MD
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1910 22 PIT NL 3 12 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .250 .333 -6 3 0 0 /6
1911 23 PIT NL 50 172 150 18 36 5 1 2 31 4 14 24 .240 .305 .327 .632 74 49 0 8 64/5O
1912 24 PIT NL 111 450 401 53 111 12 4 1 41 8 30 26 .277 .332 .334 .666 83 134 3 16 *4/5
1913 25 PIT NL 31 90 74 7 15 5 0 0 10 1 7 7 .203 .298 .270 .568 66 20 3 6 56/4
1914 26 PIT NL 57 189 173 14 26 0 1 1 14 2 6 17 .150 .192 .179 .371 13 31 3 7 54/6
1915 27 TOT NL 44 140 121 7 29 3 1 1 9 3 5 10 17 .240 .313 .306 .619 88 37 3 6 45/63
1915 27 PIT NL 21 57 49 3 10 0 1 0 3 1 2 5 10 .204 .291 .245 .536 63 12 1 2 /4653
1915 27 CHC NL 23 83 72 4 19 3 0 1 6 2 3 5 7 .264 .329 .347 .676 105 25 2 4 45/6
1916 28 TOT NL 87 298 253 21 55 5 3 0 9 4 26 17 .217 .308 .261 .569 72 66 7 12 64/5
1916 28 CHC NL 37 126 107 10 26 2 3 0 6 1 11 7 .243 .341 .318 .659 95 34 5 3 4/6
1916 28 PIT NL 50 172 146 11 29 3 0 0 3 3 15 10 .199 .282 .219 .501 54 32 2 9 6/45
1917 29 PIT NL 49 168 151 15 33 4 0 0 8 1 11 13 .219 .276 .245 .521 58 37 1 5 54/6
8 Seasons 432 1519 1335 136 306 34 11 5 122 23 5 104 123 .229 .295 .282 .577 67 377 20 60
162 Game Avg. 162 570 501 51 115 13 4 2 46 9 39 46 .229 .295 .282 .577 67 141 8 23
PIT (8 yrs) 372 1310 1156 122 261 29 8 4 110 20 2 88 109 .226 .288 .275 .563 63 318 13 53
CHC (2 yrs) 60 209 179 14 45 5 3 1 12 3 3 16 14 .251 .337 .330 .666 99 59 7 7

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1910 PIT NL 22 SS 3 16 4 10 2 2 .875 4.67 .925 5.03
1911 PIT NL 23 SS 33 161 70 88 3 12 .981 4.79 .920 4.88
1911 PIT NL 23 2B 11 65 24 39 2 8 .969 5.73 .951 5.03
1911 PIT NL 23 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1911 PIT NL 23 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 1-0-0
1912 PIT NL 24 2B 105 579 237 320 22 52 .962 5.30 .955 5.09
1912 PIT NL 24 3B 4 10 5 5 0 1 1.000 2.50 .930 3.02
1913 PIT NL 25 3B 12 28 8 20 0 0 1.000 2.33 .932 2.96
1913 PIT NL 25 SS 12 51 19 27 5 3 .902 3.83 .939 4.96
1913 PIT NL 25 2B 6 14 6 8 0 1 1.000 2.33 .950 4.92
1914 PIT NL 26 3B 36 121 39 79 3 6 .975 3.28 .928 3.05
1914 PIT NL 26 2B 10 67 17 44 6 3 .910 6.10 .951 4.89
1914 PIT NL 26 SS 6 22 7 13 2 1 .909 3.33 .927 5.08
1915 TOT NL 27 2B 21 111 52 55 4 10 .964 5.10 .954 4.79
1915 TOT NL 27 3B 16 54 17 37 0 5 1.000 3.38 .944 3.00
1915 TOT NL 27 SS 6 32 14 17 1 2 .969 5.17 .928 5.22
1915 PIT NL 27 2B 9 40 18 20 2 2 .950 4.22 .955 4.79
1915 PIT NL 27 SS 5 32 14 17 1 2 .969 6.20 .928 5.22
1915 PIT NL 27 3B 4 8 4 4 0 2 1.000 2.00 .950 3.00
1915 PIT NL 27 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.20
1915 CHC NL 27 2B 12 71 34 35 2 8 .972 5.75 .954 4.79
1915 CHC NL 27 3B 12 46 13 33 0 3 1.000 3.83 .943 3.00
1915 CHC NL 27 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20
1916 TOT NL 28 SS 42 206 94 102 10 15 .951 4.67 .924 5.18
1916 TOT NL 28 2B 41 173 60 102 11 11 .936 3.95 .951 4.74
1916 CHC NL 28 2B 34 160 54 95 11 9 .931 4.38 .952 4.74
1916 CHC NL 28 SS 3 5 2 2 1 0 .800 1.33 .940 5.17
1916 PIT NL 28 SS 39 201 92 100 9 15 .955 4.92 .924 5.18
1916 PIT NL 28 2B 7 13 6 7 0 2 1.000 1.86 .946 4.74
1916 PIT NL 28 3B 5 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 2.00 .930 3.00
1917 PIT NL 29 3B 26 84 42 39 3 9 .964 3.12 .940 3.04
1917 PIT NL 29 2B 13 65 28 36 1 3 .985 4.92 .955 4.96
1917 PIT NL 29 SS 9 57 15 40 2 6 .965 6.11 .928 5.16
7 Seasons 2B 207 1074 424 604 46 88 .957 4.97 .954 4.96
7 Seasons SS 111 545 223 297 25 41 .954 4.68 .925 5.06
7 Seasons 3B 100 307 113 188 6 22 .980 3.01 .935 3.02
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.20
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 1-0-0
8 Seasons TOT 420 1926 760 1089 77 151 .960 4.40 .903 4.53 1-0-0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1916 NL--7--7th

                                         

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Transactions

August 15, 1910: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from 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 Kansas City (American Association) to complete an earlier deal made on August, 1917. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent players to be named later to Kansas City (American Association) for a player to be named later and Fritz Mollwitz. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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