His last home run was hit in 1899, and from 1900 to the present no one has had more at-bats without a home run: 2,736. In 1904, McCarthy suffered an unusual injury when he tripped over the broom used by the umpire to clean home plate, and injured his ankle. Soon afterwards, a rule specified that umpires would clean home plate with a whisk broom and store it in their pocket when not in use.[1] On April 26, 1905, McCarthy is the first fielder to throw out three base runners at home plate, achieving the feat against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
He attended Holy Cross College before joining the major leagues. In 1899, he married Jessie Halpin. After his playing days, he remained in baseball for a time as a minor league manager, then took other jobs, being listed in 1930 as a clerk in a Chicago probate court.
Referencesedit
^Gutman, Dan (1995). Banana Bats and Ding-Dong Balls. New York, USA: Macmillan Publishing. p. 93. ISBN0020140053.
^Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN9781402742736.
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Peter Morris, Baseball Historian 2009-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
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jack, mccarthy, baseball, john, arthur, mccarthy, march, 1869, february, 1948, professional, baseball, outfielder, played, major, league, baseball, cincinnati, reds, pittsburgh, pirates, chicago, orphans, cleveland, blues, bronchos, naps, chicago, cubs, brookl. John Arthur McCarthy March 26 1869 February 1 1948 was a professional baseball outfielder He played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Orphans Cleveland Blues Bronchos Naps Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Superbas In 1092 games spanning over 12 seasons McCarthy recorded a 287 batting average with 551 runs 171 doubles 66 triples 8 home runs 476 RBI and 145 stolen bases He ended his career with a 947 fielding percentage Jack McCarthyOutfielderBorn 1869 03 26 March 26 1869Hardwick MassachusettsDied February 1 1948 1948 02 01 aged 78 Chicago IllinoisBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutAugust 3 1893 for the Cincinnati RedsLast MLB appearanceMay 25 1907 for the Brooklyn SuperbasMLB statisticsBatting average 287Hits1 205Home runs8TeamsCincinnati Reds 1893 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates 1898 1899 Chicago Orphans 1900 Cleveland Blues Bronchos Naps 1901 1903 Chicago Cubs 1903 1905 Brooklyn Superbas 1906 1907 His last home run was hit in 1899 and from 1900 to the present no one has had more at bats without a home run 2 736 In 1904 McCarthy suffered an unusual injury when he tripped over the broom used by the umpire to clean home plate and injured his ankle Soon afterwards a rule specified that umpires would clean home plate with a whisk broom and store it in their pocket when not in use 1 On April 26 1905 McCarthy is the first fielder to throw out three base runners at home plate achieving the feat against the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 He attended Holy Cross College before joining the major leagues In 1899 he married Jessie Halpin After his playing days he remained in baseball for a time as a minor league manager then took other jobs being listed in 1930 as a clerk in a Chicago probate court References edit Gutman Dan 1995 Banana Bats and Ding Dong Balls New York USA Macmillan Publishing p 93 ISBN 0020140053 Pellowski Michael J 2007 The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts United States Sterling Publishing Co pp 352 ISBN 9781402742736 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Peter Morris Baseball Historian Archived 2009 08 10 at the Wayback Machine nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1860s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack McCarthy baseball amp oldid 1209285008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
