Charles McCaffrey, born in Philadelphia, got his nickname "Sparrow" honestly: listed at 120 pounds, he was one of the lightest Major League Baseball players ever. (The midget Eddie Gaedel was just 65 pounds; Hall of Fame pitcher Candy Cummings also weighed in at 120.)
McCaffrey, a catcher, began his baseball career with the local Norristown, Pennsylvania team of the Middle States League in 1889; just 21 years old, the Columbus Solons of the American Association took a flyer on him that same year. On August 13, 1889, in St. Louis, he made his debut for the Solons, replacing catcher Jack O'Connor late in the contest, notching a single and scoring a run. Two days later, again against the Browns, McCaffrey was sent in as a pinch hitter, drawing a walk; this makes him one of only 30 players in MLB history owning a perfect 1.000 on-base average with at least two plate appearances.
sparrow, mccaffrey, charles, sparrow, mccaffrey, 1868, april, 1894, american, baseball, player, catcherborn, 1868philadelphia, pennsylvaniadied, april, 1894, 1894, aged, philadelphia, pennsylvaniabatted, unknownthrew, unknownmlb, debutaugust, 1889, columbus, s. Charles P Sparrow McCaffrey 1868 April 29 1894 was an American baseball player Sparrow McCaffreyCatcherBorn 1868Philadelphia PennsylvaniaDied April 29 1894 1894 04 29 aged 25 26 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaBatted UnknownThrew UnknownMLB debutAugust 13 1889 for the Columbus SolonsLast MLB appearanceAugust 15 1889 for the Columbus SolonsMLB statisticsBatting average1 000Home runs0Runs batted in0TeamsColumbus Solons 1889 Career EditCharles McCaffrey born in Philadelphia got his nickname Sparrow honestly listed at 120 pounds he was one of the lightest Major League Baseball players ever The midget Eddie Gaedel was just 65 pounds Hall of Fame pitcher Candy Cummings also weighed in at 120 McCaffrey a catcher began his baseball career with the local Norristown Pennsylvania team of the Middle States League in 1889 just 21 years old the Columbus Solons of the American Association took a flyer on him that same year On August 13 1889 in St Louis he made his debut for the Solons replacing catcher Jack O Connor late in the contest notching a single and scoring a run Two days later again against the Browns McCaffrey was sent in as a pinch hitter drawing a walk this makes him one of only 30 players in MLB history owning a perfect 1 000 on base average with at least two plate appearances Sparrow returned to the minors in 1890 playing the next three seasons in Lebanon Pennsylvania Troy New York and with his hometown Philadelphia Athletics of the Eastern League unrelated to either the early team with that name or the later American League franchise He died in Philadelphia in 1894 at the age of 26 Sources EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference This biographical article relating to a United States baseball catcher 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 Sparrow McCaffrey amp oldid 1092641173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
