Warren McLaughlin explained

Warren McLaughlin
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:22 January 1876
Birth Place:North Plainfield, New Jersey
Death Place:Plainfield, New Jersey
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 7
Debutyear:1900
Debutteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 21
Finalyear:1903
Finalteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:3–3
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.75
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:17
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Warren A. McLaughlin (January 22, 1876 – October 22, 1923) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1900–1903.

He began pitching for the Phillies in July 1900, after playing for semi-pro teams in New Jersey.[1] He spent some time with New London in the Connecticut League, before signing with Pittsburgh in September 1902.[2] He was released in March 1903.[3]

A resident of Plainfield, New Jersey,[4] he died at Muhlenberg Hospital on October 22, 1923, following an operation to treat emphysema as a complication of pleurisy. He is interred in Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: A New Pitcher for Philadelphia . . 16 . 1900-07-02 . 2019-12-29 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: M'Laughlin Signs With the Pittsburgs . . 1 . 1902-09-13 . 2019-12-29 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Pickups From the Telegraph Wires . . 7 . 1903-03-14 . 2019-12-29 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Lamb, Bill. Warren McLaughlin, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed May 13, 2024. "Now returned home permanently, bachelor McLaughlin alternated between living in a Plainfield apartment with his widowed mother and four other unmarried siblings, and residing at the nearby home of older brother John and his family."
  5. News: Warren McLaughlin Died Early Today . . 2 . October 22, 1923 . 2019-12-29 . Newspapers.com.