Johnny McCarthy (baseball) explained

Johnny McCarthy
Position:First baseman
Birth Date:7 January 1910
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Mundelein, Illinois, U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 2
Debutyear:1934
Debutteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 26
Finalyear:1948
Finalteam:New York Giants
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.277
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:25
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:209
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John Joseph McCarthy (January 7, 1910 – September 13, 1973) was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for all or parts of 11 seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Boston Braves between and . Born in Chicago, McCarthy threw and batted left-handed, stood 6feet tall and weighed .

He helped the Giants win the 1937 National League pennant as their regular first baseman. His 65 runs batted in were third on the team. In the 1937 World Series, McCarthy started all five games against the cross-town New York Yankees and collected four hits, including a double, in 19 at bats (.211). The Yankees won the Series, four games to one.

In his 11 MLB seasons, McCarthy played in 542 games and had 1,557 at-bats, 182 runs, 432 hits, 72 doubles, 16 triples, 25 home runs, 209 RBI, 8 stolen bases, 90 walks, .277 batting average, .319 on-base percentage, .392 slugging percentage, 611 total bases and 19 sacrifice hits. Defensively, he recorded a .990 fielding percentage as a first baseman.[1]

He died in Mundelein, Illinois at the age of 63.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccarjo03.shtml "Johnny McCarthy Statistics and History"