1921
Born June 7, 1921
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Bill McCahan Notable
b. June 7, 1921 · Philadelphia Athletics 1946–1949
Bill McCahan played 1946 to 1949 for the Philadelphia Athletics as a pitcher.
He went 16 and 14 with a 3.84 earned run average, pitching 290 innings in 57 games. He struck out 76 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 57 games he batted .208, with 20 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He threw a no-hitter in 1947.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on June 7, 1921, and died on July 3, 1986. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | PHA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 |
| 1947 | PHA | 29 | 55 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .164 |
| 1948 | PHA | 17 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .258 |
| 1949 | PHA | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 57 | 96 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .208 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | PHA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 1947 | PHA | 10 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 165.1 | 160 | 61 | 62 | 47 | 3.32 |
| 1948 | PHA | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 86.2 | 98 | 55 | 65 | 20 | 5.71 |
| 1949 | PHA | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20.2 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2.61 |
| Career | — | 16 | 14 | 57 | 40 | 0 | 290.2 | 297 | 124 | 145 | 76 | 3.84 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Died July 3, 1986
1947
Don Black's No-Hitter
Don Black threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics on July 10, 1947, winning 3–0.
1947
Bill McCahan's No-Hitter
Bill McCahan threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Washington Senators on September 3, 1947, winning 3–0.
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