Tommy McCarthy

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 170lb (170cm, 77kg)

Born: July 24, 1863 in Boston, MA us

Died: August 5, 1922 in Boston, MA

Buried: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, MA

Debut: July 10, 1884 (Age 20-352d, 901st in major league history)

Last Game: September 26, 1896 (Age 33-064d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Tommy McCarthy's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: Thomas Francis Michael McCarthy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.6

5120

1493

.292

1066

RBI

732

468

OBP

.364

SLG

.375

OPS

.740

OPS+

102

Summary of 44 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead, 43 lacking some details

3 Tms
BSN	24
STL	17
BRO	3

Platoon
vs RHP	38
vs LHP	4
vs ?HP	2

Home/Road
Home	35
Away	9

Outs
Unk	41
0	2
2	1

18 Opps
WAS/WHS	5
LOU	4
CHC	4
CIN	4
BLN/BAL	4
NYG	3
STL	3
PIT	3
COL	2
CKK	2
ROC	2
SYR	2
BRG	1
CLV	1
PHI	1
KCC	1
BOS	1
BRO	1

35 Pitchers
Adonis Terry	4
Ad Gumbert	3
Win Mercer	2
Silver King	2
Sadie McMahon	2
Frank Dwyer	2
Hank Gastright	1
Dan Casey	1
Brickyard Kennedy	1
Con Murphy	1
Bob Miller	1
Bob Barr	1
Mike Morrison	1
Lem Cross	1
Phil Knell	1
Egyptian Healy	1
Park Swartzel	1
Bill Hawke	1
Pink Hawley	1
Jack Taylor	1
Jersey Bakley	1
Charlie Buffinton	1
John Clarkson	1
Toad Ramsey	1
Kid Carsey	1
Willard Mains	1
Theodore Breitenstein	1
Amos Rusie	1
Otis Stocksdale	1
Wild Bill Widner	1
Jesse Duryea	1
Harry Staley	1
Warren Fitzgerald	1
Scott Stratton	1
Tony Mullane	1

10 Parks
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	14
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	6
CongressSt G (BOS)	6
South End (BOS)	6
Eastern Pk (NYC)	3
Boundary Fld (WAS)	3
WestSide Grd (CHI)	2
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	2
League Pk (CIN)	1
Pendleton Pk (PEN)	1

Where Hit

3 Inside the Park

1 Bounced

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	36
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

80 RBI

Inning
1	9
2	7
3	5
4	4
5	4
6	1
7	5
8	4
9	5

1-3	21
4-6	9
7-end	14

RelScore
Tied	1
Unk	43

Tied	1
Unk	43

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	19
RF	15
3B	4
CF	2
SS	2
P	1
2B	1

OrderPos
4th	19
2nd	7
3rd	7
Unk	4
1st	4
6th	2
5th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1888-06-14	STL		LOU	Toad Ramsey		b 9		1		1
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
2	2	1	1	1889-08-15	STL		COL	Wild Bill Widner		b 1	0	1	1	9		Lead-Off,Bounced
3	3	2	1	1889-10-06	STL		KCC	Park Swartzel		b 4		3	1	9
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
4	4	1	1	1890-06-15	STL		COL	Hank Gastright		b 9		1	2	9
5	5	2	1	1890-06-28	STL		ROC	Bob Barr		b 2		1		5
6	6	3	1	1890-07-08	STL		SYR	Dan Casey		b 4		2	2	5
7	7	4	1	1890-07-10	STL		SYR	Mike Morrison		b 2		2	2	5
8	8	5	1	1890-08-12	STL		BRG	Con Murphy		b 1		2	2	5
9	9	6	1	1890-09-21 (1)	STL		ROC	Bob Miller		b 3		2		9
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
10	10	1	1	1891-05-07	STL	@	WAS	Kid Carsey		t 2		3	5	9
11	11	2	1	1891-05-08	STL	@	WAS	Jersey Bakley		t 8		2	3	9
12	12	3	1	1891-06-04	STL		BAL	Sadie McMahon		b 4		4	3	9
13	13	4	1	1891-06-16	STL	@	CKK	Willard Mains		t 9		2	3	9
14	14	5	1	1891-07-01	STL		LOU	Warren Fitzgerald		b 8		2	3	9
15	15	6	1	1891-08-16	STL		CKK	Frank Dwyer		b 1		1	3	9
16	16	7	1	1891-09-12	STL		BOS	Charlie Buffinton		b 5		2	3	6
17	17	8	1	1891-09-14	STL		BAL	Egyptian Healy		b 1		1	3	6
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
18	18	1	1	1892-06-14	BSN		CIN	Jesse Duryea		b 4		2	1	9
19	19	2	1	1892-06-23	BSN	@	BLN	Sadie McMahon		t 1	0	1	1	9		Lead-Off
20	20	3	1	1892-10-07	BSN		NYG	Silver King		b 5		2	2	9		IPHR
21	21	4	2	1892-10-07	BSN		NYG	Silver King		b 7		2	2	9		IPHR
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
22	22	1	1	1893-05-16	BSN		NYG	Amos Rusie		b 6		2	4	9
23	23	2	1	1893-06-05	BSN		CLV	John Clarkson		b 3		2	4	7
24	24	3	1	1893-06-09	BSN		CIN	Tony Mullane		b 1		3	4	4
25	25	4	1	1893-08-09	BSN	@	WHS	Otis Stocksdale		t 1		2		7
26	26	5	1	1893-08-12	BSN	@	BLN	Bill Hawke		t 7		2	4	7
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
27	27	1	1	1894-06-05	BSN		PIT	Ad Gumbert		b 5		2	4	7
28	28	2	2	1894-06-05	BSN		PIT	Ad Gumbert		b 7		1	4	7
29	29	3	1	1894-06-11	BSN		CHC	Adonis Terry		b 2		2	4	7
30	30	4	2	1894-06-11	BSN		CHC	Adonis Terry		b 9		1	4	7
31	31	5	1	1894-06-14	BSN		LOU	Phil Knell		b 2		1	4	7
32	32	6	1	1894-06-16	BSN		LOU	Scott Stratton		t 8		2	4	7
33	33	7	1	1894-07-14	BSN	@	CIN	Lem Cross		t 5		1	4	7
34	34	8	1	1894-07-25 (1)	BSN		BRO	Brickyard Kennedy		b 8		1	4	7
35	35	9	1	1894-08-09	BSN		PHI	Jack Taylor		t 1		2	4	8
36	36	10	1	1894-08-14	BSN		PIT	Ad Gumbert		b 3		1	4	8
37	37	11	1	1894-08-30	BSN		STL	Pink Hawley		b 3		2	4	7
38	38	12	1	1894-09-10	BSN	@	CHC	Adonis Terry		b 2		3	4	7
39	39	13	2	1894-09-10	BSN	@	CHC	Adonis Terry		b 7		1	4	7
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
40	40	1	1	1895-05-03	BSN		WHS	Win Mercer		b 2		4	4	7
41	41	2	1	1895-05-28	BSN		STL	Harry Staley	tied 11-11	b 9	2	1	4	7		Walk-Off
1896	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
42	42	1	1	1896-04-29	BRO		WHS	Win Mercer		b 3		1	2	7
43	43	2	1	1896-06-01	BRO		STL	Theodore Breitenstein		b 7		1	6	7
44	44	3	1	1896-06-05	BRO		CIN	Frank Dwyer		b 1		3	6	7		IPHR