He helped the Reds win the 1940 World Series, and led the National League in sacrifice hits that season. Forty games into the 1942 season, McCormick was sidelined with a broken leg. He returned to the Reds for the 1943 season, but he was inducted into the military after only a few games. He missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons due to military service. He served in the Army Air Force and played on a military baseball team with Joe DiMaggio in Hawaii.[1]
After the Braves won the 1948 National League pennant, he was traded from the Braves to the Brooklyn Dodgers in December of that year; he and an unnamed player were sent to Brooklyn in exchange for Pete Reiser.[2] The Dodgers won the 1949 NL pennant. The next year, he was signed by the New York Giants, played for Oakland of the Pacific Coast League, and had his contract purchased by the Chicago White Sox that June.[3][4]
In 10 seasons he played in 748 games and had 2,325 at bats, 302 runs, 640 hits, 100 doubles, 29 triples, 14 home runs, 215 RBI, 16 stolen bases, 188 walks, .275 batting average, .330 on-base percentage, .361 slugging percentage, 840 total bases and 72 sacrifice hits. Defensively, he recorded a .980 fielding percentage at all three outfield positions.
^"Baseball in Wartime - Mike McCormick". www.baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
^"Flock sends Reiser to Braves in trade for McCormick". Cornell Daily Sun. Associated Press. December 16, 1948. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
^"Giants sign Mike McCormick; fans see good luck". Argus-Press. January 5, 1950. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
^"White Sox buy Mike McCormick". St. Petersburg Times. June 30, 1950. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
^Lee, Bill (2003). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland. p. 260. ISBN9780786442393.
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mike, mccormick, outfielder, other, people, with, same, name, mike, mccormick, disambiguation, myron, winthrop, mike, mccormick, 1917, april, 1976, american, professional, baseball, player, outfielder, cincinnati, reds, 1940, 1946, boston, braves, 1946, brookl. For other people with the same name see Mike McCormick disambiguation Myron Winthrop Mike McCormick May 6 1917 April 13 1976 was an American professional baseball player He was an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1940 43 and 1946 Boston Braves 1946 48 Brooklyn Dodgers 1949 New York Giants 1950 Chicago White Sox 1950 and Washington Senators 1951 of Major League Baseball Mike McCormickOutfielderBorn 1917 05 06 May 6 1917Angels Camp California U S Died April 13 1976 1976 04 13 aged 58 Los Angeles California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 16 1940 for the Cincinnati RedsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 30 1951 for the Washington SenatorsMLB statisticsBatting average 275Home runs14Runs batted in215TeamsCincinnati Reds 1940 1943 1946 Boston Braves 1946 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 1949 New York Giants 1950 Chicago White Sox 1950 Washington Senators 1951 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1940 Cincinnati Reds Hall of FameBiography edit nbsp McCormick in 1943 McCormick was born in Angels Camp California stood 6 feet 180 cm tall weighed 190 pounds 86 kg and threw and batted right handed He helped the Reds win the 1940 World Series and led the National League in sacrifice hits that season Forty games into the 1942 season McCormick was sidelined with a broken leg He returned to the Reds for the 1943 season but he was inducted into the military after only a few games He missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons due to military service He served in the Army Air Force and played on a military baseball team with Joe DiMaggio in Hawaii 1 After the Braves won the 1948 National League pennant he was traded from the Braves to the Brooklyn Dodgers in December of that year he and an unnamed player were sent to Brooklyn in exchange for Pete Reiser 2 The Dodgers won the 1949 NL pennant The next year he was signed by the New York Giants played for Oakland of the Pacific Coast League and had his contract purchased by the Chicago White Sox that June 3 4 In 10 seasons he played in 748 games and had 2 325 at bats 302 runs 640 hits 100 doubles 29 triples 14 home runs 215 RBI 16 stolen bases 188 walks 275 batting average 330 on base percentage 361 slugging percentage 840 total bases and 72 sacrifice hits Defensively he recorded a 980 fielding percentage at all three outfield positions In April 1976 McCormick was attending a game at Dodger Stadium when he suffered a heart attack He died at a Los Angeles hospital 5 References edit Baseball in Wartime Mike McCormick www baseballinwartime com Retrieved September 10 2016 Flock sends Reiser to Braves in trade for McCormick Cornell Daily Sun Associated Press December 16 1948 Retrieved September 10 2016 Giants sign Mike McCormick fans see good luck Argus Press January 5 1950 Retrieved September 10 2016 White Sox buy Mike McCormick St Petersburg Times June 30 1950 Retrieved September 10 2016 Lee Bill 2003 The Baseball Necrology The Post Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7 600 Major League Players and Others McFarland p 260 ISBN 9780786442393 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Mike McCormick at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike McCormick outfielder amp oldid 1182264155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
