Chippy McGarr Notable

b. May 10, 1863 · Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 1884, Philadelphia Athletics 1886–1887, St. Louis Browns 1888, Kansas City Cowboys 1889, Baltimore Orioles 1889, Boston Beaneaters 1890, Cleveland Spiders 1893–1896

Chippy McGarr played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) in 1884 and closing with the Cleveland Spiders in 1896.

Across 827 games he batted .269, with 875 hits and 538 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 116 doubles and 267 stolen bases.

He played 539 games at third base, with 1,081 assists and 189 errors. He turned 76 double plays. He also played 220 games at shortstop.

He was born in Worcester, MA, USA on May 10, 1863, and died on June 6, 1904. 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
1884	CPI	19	70	10	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157
1886	PHA	71	267	41	71	9	3	2	31	9	0	17	.266
1887	PHA	137	536	93	158	23	6	1	63	23	67	84	.295
1888	STL	34	132	17	31	1	0	0	13	6	15	25	.235
1889	BAL/KCC	28	115	23	32	3	0	0	16	7	12	12	.278
1890	BSN	121	487	68	115	12	7	1	51	34	38	39	.236
1893	CLV	63	249	38	77	12	0	0	28	20	15	24	.309
1894	CLV	128	523	94	144	24	6	2	74	28	29	31	.275
1895	CLV	113	422	86	114	14	2	2	59	35	33	19	.270
1896	CLV	113	455	68	122	16	4	1	53	22	30	16	.268
Career	—	827	3256	538	875	116	28	9	388	184	239	267	.269

On this day & linked events

1863

Born May 10, 1863

Worcester, MA, USA

1904

Died June 6, 1904

1884

Major-league debut: Chippy McGarr

Chippy McGarr made a major-league debut on July 11, 1884.

1896

Final major-league game: Chippy McGarr

Chippy McGarr played a final major-league game on September 26, 1896.

Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain