1894
Born October 18, 1894
White Hall, LA, USA
Dave Malarcher Notable
b. October 18, 1894 · Indianapolis ABCs 1916–1918, Detroit Stars 1919, Chicago American Giants 1920–1928, 1932–1934, Chicago Columbia Giants 1931
Dave Malarcher played for four clubs across 19 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Indianapolis ABCs in 1916 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1934.
Across 738 games he batted .267, with 686 hits and 457 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 80 doubles and 126 stolen bases. He went 0 and 1 with a 2.70 earned run average, pitching 10 innings in 2 games. He struck out 7.
He led the league in runs once, in 1924, with 70. He led the league in stolen bases once, in 1924, with 23. He also led it in walks. He played 582 games at third base, with 1,027 assists and 108 errors. He turned 66 double plays.
He was born in White Hall, LA, USA on October 18, 1894, and died on May 11, 1982. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916* | ABC | 18 | 51 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| 1917* | ABC | 58 | 193 | 24 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 6 | .233 |
| 1918* | ABC | 39 | 128 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 6 | .250 |
| 1919* | DS | 7 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .370 |
| 1920 | CAG | 51 | 187 | 39 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 6 | .283 |
| 1921 | CAG | 72 | 256 | 40 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 15 | .199 |
| 1922 | CAG | 33 | 107 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | .243 |
| 1923 | CAG | 78 | 270 | 53 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 14 | .304 |
| 1924 | CAG | 78 | 288 | 70 | 80 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 23 | .278 |
| 1925 | CAG | 86 | 313 | 57 | 102 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 45 | 0 | 19 | .326 |
| 1926 | CAG | 80 | 284 | 55 | 75 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 40 | 2 | 9 | .264 |
| 1927 | CAG | 87 | 308 | 55 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 54 | 0 | 19 | .250 |
| 1928 | CAG | 33 | 106 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .264 |
| 1931 | CC2 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| 1932 | CAG | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1933 | CAG | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1934 | CAG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 616 | 2171 | 392 | 585 | 69 | 12 | 7 | 237 | 302 | 23 | 113 | .269 |
| All seasons | — | 738 | 2570 | 457 | 686 | 80 | 18 | 7 | 281 | 351 | 23 | 126 | .267 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917* | ABC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.38 |
| 1934 | CAG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Major leagues | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| All seasons | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.70 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Dave Malarcher, that is 1916–1919. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1982
Died May 11, 1982
1934
Final major-league game: Dave Malarcher
Dave Malarcher played a final major-league game on October 2, 1934.