Dan McGann Notable

b. July 15, 1871 · Boston Beaneaters 1896, Baltimore Orioles 1898, Brooklyn Superbas 1899, Washington Senators 1899, St. Louis Cardinals 1900–1901, Baltimore Orioles 1902, New York Giants 1902–1907, Boston Doves 1908

Dan McGann played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Boston Beaneaters in 1896 and closing with the Boston Doves in 1908. His longest stay was with the New York Giants, from 1902 to 1907.

Across 1,437 games he batted .284, with 1,482 hits and 842 runs. He finished with 42 home runs, 181 doubles, 100 triples and 282 stolen bases.

He played 1,377 games at first base, with 13,694 putouts and 169 errors. He turned 701 double plays.

He was born in Shelbyville, KY, USA on July 15, 1871, and died on December 13, 1910. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1896	BSN	43	171	25	55	6	7	2	30	12	10	2	.322
1898	BLN	145	535	99	161	18	8	5	106	53	30	33	.301
1899	BRO/WHS	140	498	114	148	20	12	7	90	35	28	27	.297
1900	STL	121	444	79	132	10	9	4	58	32	20	26	.297
1901	STL	103	423	73	115	15	9	6	56	16	52	17	.272
1902	BLA/NYG	129	477	65	147	15	15	0	63	31	30	29	.308
1903	NYG	129	482	75	130	21	6	3	50	32	30	36	.270
1904	NYG	141	517	81	148	22	6	6	71	36	29	42	.286
1905	NYG	136	491	88	147	23	14	5	75	55	31	22	.299
1906	NYG	134	451	62	107	14	8	0	37	60	29	30	.237
1907	NYG	81	262	29	78	9	1	2	36	29	15	9	.298
1908	BSN	135	475	52	114	8	5	2	55	38	30	9	.240
Career	—	1437	5226	842	1482	181	100	42	727	429	334	282	.284

On this day & linked events

1871

Born July 15, 1871

Shelbyville, KY, USA

1910

Died December 13, 1910

1896

Major-league debut: Dan McGann

Dan McGann made a major-league debut on August 8, 1896.

1908

Final major-league game: Dan McGann

Dan McGann played a final major-league game on October 7, 1908.

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