Bill McCabe (baseball) explained

Bill McCabe
Position:Infielder / Outfielder
Bats:Switch
Throws:Right
Birth Date:28 October 1892
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 16
Debutyear:1918
Debutteam:Chicago Cubs
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 3
Finalyear:1920
Finalteam:Brooklyn Robins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.161
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:13
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William Francis McCabe (October 28, 1892 – September 2, 1966) was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from 1918 to 1920. He would play for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins.

Biography

He was born on October 28, 1892, in Chicago. McCabe appeared in three games of the 1918 World Series. As a pinch-runner in Game 4, he scored the tying run in an eighth-inning rally at Fenway Park against Boston pitcher Babe Ruth, but the Cubs lost the game 3–2 on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth. He died on September 2, 1966, in Chicago.

McCabe also made one appearance in the 1920 World Series. He pinch-ran with two outs in the ninth inning of Game 6, which Brooklyn was losing 1–0. Duster Mails retired the final batter for a Cleveland Indians victory.

During his career, McCabe batted 199 times and hit just .161, with five extra-base hits.