1844
Born August 1, 1844
Tyrone, County Tyrone, Ireland
Fergy Malone Notable
b. August 1, 1844 · Philadelphia Athletics 1871–1872, Philadelphia Whites 1873, 1875, Chicago White Stockings 1874, Philadelphia Athletics 1876, Philadelphia Keystones 1884
Fergy Malone played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1871 and closing with the Philadelphia Keystones in 1884.
Across 220 games he batted .274, with 288 hits and 200 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 32 doubles and 21 stolen bases.
He played 178 games behind the plate, with 717 putouts and 168 errors. He turned 17 double plays.
He was born in Tyrone, County Tyrone, Ireland on August 1, 1844, and died on January 18, 1905. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871* | ATH | 27 | 134 | 33 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 9 | .343 |
| 1872* | ATH | 41 | 213 | 46 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .282 |
| 1873* | PHI | 53 | 259 | 59 | 75 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 6 | .290 |
| 1874* | CHI | 47 | 223 | 33 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .251 |
| 1875* | PHI | 29 | 123 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .228 |
| 1876 | ATH | 22 | 96 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
| 1884 | PHK | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Major leagues | — | 23 | 100 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 |
| All seasons | — | 220 | 1052 | 200 | 288 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 157 | 32 | 19 | 21 | .274 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Fergy Malone, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1905
Died January 18, 1905
1871
Major-league debut: Fergy Malone
Fergy Malone made a major-league debut on June 3, 1871.
1884
Final major-league game: Fergy Malone
Fergy Malone played a final major-league game on April 17, 1884.