George McConnell Notable

b. September 16, 1877 · New York Highlanders 1909, 1912, New York Yankees 1913, Chicago Cubs 1914, 1916, Chicago Whales 1915

George McConnell played for four clubs across eight seasons as a first baseman, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1909 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1916.

Across 176 games he batted .229, with 88 hits and 35 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 12 doubles and 3 stolen bases. He went 41 and 51 with a 2.60 earned run average, pitching 842 innings in 133 games. He struck out 403, completed 58 of his 98 starts and threw 5 shutouts.

He led the league in wins once, in 1915, with 25.

He was born in Shelbyville, TN, USA on September 16, 1877, and died on May 10, 1964. 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
1909	NYY	13	43	4	9	0	1	0	5	1	9	1	.209
1912	NYY	42	91	11	27	4	2	0	8	4	8	0	.297
1913	NYY	39	67	4	12	2	0	0	2	0	11	0	.179
1914	CHC	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1915	CHI	53	125	14	31	6	2	1	18	0	16	2	.248
1916	CHC	28	57	2	9	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	.158
Career	—	176	385	35	88	12	5	1	33	7	49	3	.229

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1909	NYY	0	1	2	1	0	4.0	3	1	3	4	2.25
1912	NYY	8	12	23	20	0	176.2	172	54	52	91	2.75
1913	NYY	4	15	35	20	3	180.0	162	64	60	72	3.20
1914	CHC	0	1	1	1	0	7.0	3	1	3	3	1.29
1915	CHI	25	10	44	35	1	303.0	262	74	89	151	2.20
1916	CHC	4	12	28	21	0	171.1	137	49	35	82	2.57
Career	—	41	51	133	98	4	842.0	739	243	242	403	2.60

On this day & linked events

1877

Born September 16, 1877

Shelbyville, TN, USA

1964

Died May 10, 1964

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