Lew McCarty
Lew McCarty | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Milton, Pennsylvania | November 17, 1888|
Died: June 9, 1930 Reading, Pennsylvania | (aged 41)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 30, 1913, for the Brooklyn Superbas | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 13, 1921, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .266 |
Home runs | 5 |
Runs batted in | 138 |
Teams | |
George Lewis McCarty (November 17, 1888 in Milton, Pennsylvania – June 9, 1930 in Reading, Pennsylvania) was a professional baseball player who played catcher from 1913 to 1921. He appeared in the 1917 World Series as a member of the New York Giants. During his career in which he appeared in the major leagues in 9 consecutive seasons, McCarty was used almost exclusively as a catcher, with the exception of 17 games at first base. He accumulated 1479 regular season at bats with 393 hits for a .266 batting average with 5 home runs and 138 RBI.
In his lone World Series appearance in 1917 with the Giants, McCarty had two hits in five at bats, including a triple and an RBI against the White Sox.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 1888 births
- 1930 deaths
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Brooklyn Superbas players
- Brooklyn Robins players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- New York Giants (NL) players
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Durham Bulls managers
- Newark Indians players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Roswell Giants players
- Baltimore Orioles (IL) players
- Reading Keystones players
- Durham Bulls players
- Richmond Colts players
- American baseball catcher, 1880s birth stubs