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Jack McCarthy
John Arthur McCarthy
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: March 26, 1869 in San Francisco, CA
School: College of the Holy Cross (All Transactions)
Debut: August 3, 1893
Final Game: May 25, 1907
Died: September 11, 1931 in Chicago, IL
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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
1893 24 CIN NL 49 217 195 28 55 8 3 0 22 6 22 7 .282 .355 .354 .709 87 69 0 O/3
1894 25 CIN NL 40 187 167 29 45 9 1 0 21 3 17 6 .269 .348 .335 .683 63 56 3 O3
1898 29 PIT NL 137 596 537 75 155 13 12 4 78 7 34 .289 .336 .380 .716 106 204 4 21 *O
1899 30 PIT NL 138 630 560 108 171 22 17 3 67 28 39 .305 .355 .421 .776 112 236 4 27 *O
1900 31 CHC NL 124 540 503 68 148 16 7 0 48 22 24 .294 .329 .354 .683 91 178 2 11 *O
1901 32 CLE AL 86 396 343 60 110 14 7 0 32 9 30 .321 .382 .402 .784 121 138 4 19 O
1902 33 CLE AL 95 401 359 45 102 31 5 0 41 12 24 .284 .329 .398 .727 104 143 0 18 *O
1903 34 TOT MLB 132 563 516 58 138 25 8 0 57 23 23 .267 .300 .347 .647 93 179 1 23 *O
1903 34 CLE AL 108 456 415 47 110 20 8 0 43 15 19 .265 .299 .352 .651 96 146 1 21 *O
1903 34 CHC NL 24 107 101 11 28 5 0 0 14 8 4 .277 .305 .327 .631 82 33 0 2 O
1904 35 CHC NL 115 476 432 36 114 14 2 0 51 14 23 .264 .307 .306 .613 89 132 4 17 *O
1905 36 CHC NL 59 186 170 16 47 4 3 0 14 8 10 .276 .320 .335 .656 92 57 1 5 O/3
1906 37 BRO NL 91 353 322 23 98 13 1 0 35 9 20 .304 .347 .351 .698 125 113 1 10 O
1907 38 BRO NL 25 95 91 4 20 2 0 0 8 4 2 .220 .237 .242 .478 55 22 0 2 O
12 Seasons 1091 4640 4195 550 1203 171 66 7 474 145 268 13 .287 .333 .364 .697 100 1527 24 153
162 Game Avg. 162 689 623 82 179 25 10 1 70 22 40 .287 .333 .364 .697 100 227 4
CHC (4 yrs) 322 1309 1206 131 337 39 12 0 127 52 61 .279 .318 .332 .650 90 400 7 35
CLE (3 yrs) 289 1253 1117 152 322 65 20 0 116 36 73 .288 .335 .382 .717 107 427 5 58
PIT (2 yrs) 275 1226 1097 183 326 35 29 7 145 35 73 .297 .346 .401 .747 109 440 8 48
BRO (2 yrs) 116 448 413 27 118 15 1 0 43 13 22 .286 .323 .327 .650 110 135 1 12
CIN (2 yrs) 89 404 362 57 100 17 4 0 43 9 39 13 .276 .351 .345 .697 75 125 3
NL (10 yrs) 802 3387 3078 398 881 106 46 7 358 109 195 13 .286 .333 .357 .690 97 1100 19 95
AL (3 yrs) 289 1253 1117 152 322 65 20 0 116 36 73 .288 .335 .382 .717 107 427 5 58

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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
1893 CIN NL 24 OF 47 106 87 7 12 0 .887 2.00 .918 2.14 10-1-37
1893 CIN NL 24 1B 2 27 24 2 1 1 .963 13.00 .978 10.45
1894 CIN NL 25 OF 25 57 45 6 6 0 .895 2.04 .918 2.24 5-0-20
1894 CIN NL 25 1B 15 168 148 13 7 12 .958 10.73 .976 9.54
1898 PIT NL 29 OF 137 337 296 19 22 4 .935 2.30 .937 2.03 137-0-0
1899 PIT NL 30 OF 138 311 281 18 12 5 .961 2.17 .943 2.11 132-6-0
1900 CHC NL 31 OF 123 268 233 20 15 4 .944 2.06 .940 2.13 96-1-26
1901 CLE AL 32 OF 86 175 157 9 9 5 .949 1.93 .930 2.00 85-1-0
1902 CLE AL 33 OF 95 195 178 6 11 0 .944 1.94 .944 2.04 95-0-0
1903 TOT MLB 34 OF 132 233 211 13 9 6 .961 1.70 .950 1.92 132-0-0
1903 CLE AL 34 OF 108 195 178 10 7 5 .964 1.74 .951 1.92 108-0-0
1903 CHC NL 34 OF 24 38 33 3 2 1 .947 1.50 .942 1.91 24-0-0
1904 CHC NL 35 OF 115 230 213 8 9 0 .961 1.92 .946 1.86 25-90-0
1905 CHC NL 36 OF 37 73 63 9 1 4 .986 1.95 .953 1.93 18-19-0
1905 CHC NL 36 1B 6 50 44 3 3 5 .940 7.83 .982 10.48
1906 BRO NL 37 OF 86 185 158 13 14 1 .924 1.99 .961 1.86 83-3-0
1907 BRO NL 38 OF 25 38 38 0 0 0 1.000 1.52 .958 1.94 25-0-0
12 Seasons OF 1046 2208 1960 128 120 29 .946 2.00 .942 2.01 843-121-83
3 Seasons 1B 23 245 216 18 11 18 .955 10.17 .978 9.87
12 Seasons TOT 1069 2453 2176 146 131 47 .947 2.17 .892 2.18 843-121-83
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

Batting Average s c a p y
1901 AL--.321--9th

Triples s c a p y
1899 NL--17--4th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1899 NL--42--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1898 NL--21--5th
1899 NL--27--2nd
1901 AL--19--5th
1902 AL--18--9th
Career--153--160th

Oldest s c a p y
1905 NL--born 1869-03-26--8th
1906 NL--born 1869-03-26--8th
1907 NL--born 1869-03-26--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1443), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1447), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

November 10, 1897: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Bill Gray, Billy Rhines, Pop Schriver and Ace Stewart to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Pink Hawley, Elmer Smith and $1,500.

December 12, 1899: Purchased by the Chicago Orphans from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $2,000.

Before 1901 Season: Jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Cleveland Blues.

Before 1903 Season: Jumped from the Cleveland Naps to the Chicago Cubs.

December 15, 1905: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Buttons Briggs, Doc Casey, Billy Maloney and $2,000 to the Brooklyn Superbas for Jimmy Sheckard.

June, 1907: Released by the Brooklyn Superbas. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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