Eric McNair Notable

b. April 12, 1909 · Philadelphia Athletics 1929–1935, 1942, Boston Red Sox 1936–1938, Chicago White Sox 1939–1940, Detroit Tigers 1941–1942

Eric McNair played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1942.

Across 1,251 games he batted .274, with 1,240 hits and 592 runs. He finished with 82 home runs, 229 doubles and 59 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1932, with 47. He played 669 games at shortstop, with 1,879 assists and 168 errors. He turned 399 double plays. He also played 288 games at second base and 220 games at third base.

He was born in Meridian, MS, USA on April 12, 1909, and died on March 11, 1949. 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
1929	PHA	4	8	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	.500
1930	PHA	78	237	27	63	12	2	0	34	9	19	5	.266
1931	PHA	79	280	41	76	10	1	5	33	11	19	1	.271
1932	PHA	135	554	87	158	47	3	18	95	28	29	8	.285
1933	PHA	89	310	57	81	15	4	7	48	15	32	2	.261
1934	PHA	151	599	80	168	20	4	17	82	35	42	7	.280
1935	PHA	137	526	55	142	22	2	4	57	35	33	3	.270
1936	BOS	128	494	68	141	36	2	4	74	27	34	3	.285
1937	BOS	126	455	60	133	29	4	12	76	30	33	10	.292
1938	BOS	46	96	9	15	1	1	0	7	3	6	0	.156
1939	CHW	129	479	62	155	18	5	7	82	38	41	17	.324
1940	CHW	66	251	26	57	13	1	7	31	12	26	1	.227
1941	DET	23	59	5	11	1	0	0	3	4	4	0	.186
1942	DET/PHA	60	171	13	36	4	0	1	8	14	10	1	.211
Career	—	1251	4519	592	1240	229	29	82	633	261	328	59	.274

On this day & linked events

1909

Born April 12, 1909

Meridian, MS, USA

1949

Died March 11, 1949

1929

Major-league debut: Eric McNair

Eric McNair made a major-league debut on September 20, 1929.

1942

Final major-league game: Eric McNair

Eric McNair played a final major-league game on September 19, 1942.