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Tommy McCarthy

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Tommy McCarthy

Full name Thomas Francis Michael McCarthy
Born July 24, 1863, Boston, Massachusetts
Died August 5, 1922, Boston, Massachusetts
Buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Massachusetts (Section 9- Range 26- Grave 74)
First Game: July 10, 1884; Final Game: September 26, 1896
Managed First Game: April 18, 1890; Managed Final Game: August 29, 1890
Umpired First Game: June 10, 1889; Umpired Final Game: July 19, 1896
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 7" Weight: 170
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1946
Ejections as player: 1890 (1), 1892 (1), 1893 (1), 1895 (1). Total: 4
SABR Biography
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1884 BOS U                   53   209   37   45   2   2   0         6                    .215  .237  .244  -1.7 1884 BOS U
1885 BOS N                   40   148   16   27   2   0   0   11    5   25               .182  .209  .196  -1.0 1885 BOS N
1886 PHI N                    8    27    6    5   2   1   0    3    2    3            1  .185  .241  .333  -0.1 1886 PHI N
1887 PHI N                   18    70    7   13   4   0   0    6    2    5   1       15  .186  .219  .243  -1.2 1887 PHI N
1888 STL a                  131   511  107  140  20   3   1   68   38   22   3       93  .274  .328  .331   2.1 1888 STL a
1889 STL a                  140   604  136  176  24   7   2   63   46   26   6       57  .291  .348  .364   0.1 1889 STL a
1890 STL a                  133   548  137  192  28   9   6   69   66       11       83  .350  .430  .467   3.1 1890 STL a
1891 STL a                  134   570  124  176  20   6   8   92   49   19  10       37  .309  .374  .407   0.2 1891 STL a
1892 BOS N                  152   603  119  146  19   5   4   63   93   29   4       53  .242  .347  .310  -1.1 1892 BOS N
1893 BOS N                  116   462  107  160  28   6   5  111   64   10   3       46  .346  .429  .465   1.1 1893 BOS N
1894 BOS N                  127   539  118  188  21   8  13  126   59   17   6   9   43  .349  .419  .490   0.5 1894 BOS N
1895 BOS N                  117   452   90  131  13   2   2   73   72   12   3  15   18  .290  .391  .341  -2.4 1895 BOS N
1896 BRO N                  104   377   62   94   8   4   3   47   34   17   3   9   22  .249  .316  .316  -2.2 1896 BRO N
Total NL ( 8 Years)         682  2678  525  764  97  26  27  440  331  118  20i 33i 198i .285  .368  .371  -6.4 Total NL
Total AA ( 4 Years)         538  2233  504  684  92  25  17  292  199   67i 30      270  .306  .371  .393   5.5 Total AA
Total UA ( 1 Year )          53   209   37   45   2   2   0         6                    .215  .237  .244  -1.7 Total UA
Total    (13 Years)        1273  5120 1066 1493 191  53  44  732i 536  185i 50i 33i 468i .292  .364  .375  -2.6 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
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                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  WP HBP  BK   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1884 BOS U                    7   6   5   0   1   0   56     73         2   53   30   14   18  10           0   7   4.82  3.83  -1.4 1884 BOS U
1886 PHI N                    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      0     4   0    0    0    1    1   0       0   0   0   0.00     -   0.0 1886 PHI N
1888 STL a                    2   1   0   0   2   0    5.1    5         1    5    3    2    1   0   0   0   0   1   5.06     -  -0.1 1888 STL a
1889 STL a                    1   0   0   0   1   0    5      4         0    4    4    6    1   1   0       0   0   7.20     -   0.0 1889 STL a
1891 STL a                    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      2         0    2    1    0    0   0   0   0   0   0   9.00     -   0.0 1891 STL a
1894 BOS N                    1   0   0   0   1   0    2      1         0    1    1    3    0   1   0   0   0   0   4.50     -   0.0 1894 BOS N
Total NL ( 2 Years)           2   0   0   0   2   0    3      1     4   0    1    1    4    1   1   0   0   0   0   3.00     -   0.0 Total NL
Total AA ( 3 Years)           4   1   0   0   4   0   11.1   11         1   11    8    8    2   1   0   0   0   1   6.35     -  -0.1 Total AA
Total UA ( 1 Year )           7   6   5   0   1   0   56     73         2   53   30   14   18  10           0   7   4.82  3.83  -1.4 Total UA
Total    ( 6 Years)          13   7   5   0   7   0   70.1   85     4   3   65   39   26   21  12   0   0   0   8   4.99  3.83  -1.5 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  WP HBP  BK   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1884 BOS U               OF   48    39   11   13    1      .794    41    2    7 
1884 BOS U                P    7     6   19    5    1      .833
1885 BOS N               OF   40    69    8   12    0      .865    39    0    1 
1886 PHI N               OF    8     8    1    2    0      .818     0    0    8 
1886 PHI N                P    1     0    0    0    0         -
1887 PHI N               OF    8    24    2    3    0   0  .897     6    2    0 
1887 PHI N               2B    5     8    7    4    1   0  .789
1887 PHI N               SS    3     7    2    7    0   0  .563
1887 PHI N               3B    2     1    0    3    0   0  .250
1888 STL a               OF  131   243   42   21   12      .931     0   12  119 
1888 STL a                P    2     0    2    0    0     1.000
1889 STL a               OF  140   229   38   32   11      .893     1    3  137 
1889 STL a               2B    2     1    1    1    0   0  .667
1889 STL a                P    1     0    0    0    0   0     -
1890 STL a               OF  102   157   19   21    5   0  .893     2    0  100 
1890 STL a               3B   32    48   75   22    6   0  .848
1890 STL a               2B    1     0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1891 STL a               OF  112   161   24   21    5      .898     7    0  106 
1891 STL a               2B   14    34   30   12    2   0  .842
1891 STL a               SS   12    30   36   12    7   1  .846
1891 STL a               3B    2     0    2    2    0      .500
1891 STL a                P    1     0    0    0    0         -
1892 BOS N               OF  152   219   29   33    4      .883     0    1  151 
1893 BOS N               OF  108   202   28   25    4      .902    88    3   17 
1893 BOS N               2B    7    15   15    4    3   0  .882
1893 BOS N               SS    3    11    6    3    2   0  .850
1894 BOS N               OF  127   291   28   34   10   1  .904   119    9    0 
1894 BOS N               SS    2     0    3    0    0   0 1.000
1894 BOS N                P    1     0    0    0    0         -
1894 BOS N               2B    1     0    2    0    0   0 1.000
1895 BOS N               OF  109   199   16   28    2   0  .885   109    0    0 
1895 BOS N               2B    9    13   19    5    1   0  .865
1896 BRO N               OF  103   175   20   17    6      .920   102    0    1 
Total (13 Years) Splits  OF 1188  2016  266  262   60   1i .897   514   32  647 
Total ( 7 Years)         2B   39    71   75   26    7   0  .849
Total ( 3 Years)         3B   36    49   77   27    6   0i .824
Total ( 4 Years)         SS   20    48   47   22    9   1  .812
Total ( 6 Years)          P   13     6   21    5    1   0i .844
Year Team               POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1890 STL a         22   11   11  .500   126   123          5-18    4  3
1890 STL a          5    4    1  .800    42    24   8-24   8-29    2  2  3
Total ( 1 Year )   27   15   12  .556   168   147
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

                           Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1889 AA Daily       1    0    1    0    0    0    0 
1896 NL Daily       1    1    0    0    0    0    0 
Total ( 2 Years)    2    1    1    0    0    0    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5-27-1890(2)       STL a  Larry O'Dea         Unknown reason
 7-12-1892          BOS N  Charlie Mitchell    Bench jockeying
 7- 7-1893          BOS N  Mike McLaughlin     Call at 3B (Appeal)
 7-11-1895          BOS N  Jim McDonald        Fighting

Transaction Information

Signed as a free agent by Boston Beaneaters (1885).

Sold by Boston Beaneaters to Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $6000 (November 18, 1895).
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