Jim McCormick Notable

b. November 3, 1856 · Indianapolis Blues 1878, Cleveland Blues 1879–1884, Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 1884, Providence Grays 1885, Chicago White Stockings 1885–1886, Pittsburg Alleghenys 1887

Jim McCormick's 265 wins are the 39th most in the game's history.

He played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Indianapolis Blues in 1878 and closing with the Pittsburg Alleghenys in 1887. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Blues, from 1879 to 1884.

He won 265 games against 214 losses, with a 2.43 earned run average over 4,275 innings. He struck out 1,704, completed 466 of his 485 starts and threw 33 shutouts. Across 534 games he batted .236, with 491 hits and 246 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 66 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He led the league in wins two times between 1880 and 1882, topping out at 45. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1884, with 7.

He was born in Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland on November 3, 1856, and died on March 10, 1918. 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
1878	IND	15	56	5	8	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143
1879	CLV	75	282	35	62	10	2	0	20	1	9	0	.220
1880	CLV	78	289	34	71	11	0	0	26	5	5	0	.246
1881	CLV	70	309	45	79	9	4	0	26	5	16	0	.256
1882	CLV	70	262	35	57	7	3	2	15	2	22	0	.218
1883	CLV	43	157	21	37	2	2	0	13	2	14	0	.236
1884	CLV/COR	76	300	27	77	8	5	0	23	1	11	0	.257
1885	CHC/PRO	29	117	15	26	2	4	0	16	2	18	0	.222
1886	CHC	42	174	17	41	9	2	2	21	2	30	1	.236
1887	PIT	36	136	12	33	7	0	0	18	2	0	9	.243
Career	—	534	2082	246	491	66	22	4	178	22	127	10	.236

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1878	IND	5	8	14	14	0	117.0	128	22	15	36	1.69
1879	CLV	20	40	62	60	0	546.1	582	147	74	197	2.42
1880	CLV	45	28	74	74	0	657.2	585	135	75	260	1.85
1881	CLV	26	30	59	58	0	526.0	484	143	84	178	2.45
1882	CLV	36	30	68	67	0	595.2	550	157	103	200	2.37
1883	CLV	28	12	43	41	1	342.0	316	70	65	145	1.84
1884	CLV/COR	40	25	66	65	0	569.0	508	150	89	343	2.37
1885	CHC/PRO	21	7	28	28	0	252.0	221	68	60	96	2.43
1886	CHC	31	11	42	42	0	347.2	341	109	100	172	2.82
1887	PIT	13	23	36	36	0	322.1	377	154	84	77	4.30
Career	—	265	214	492	485	1	4275.2	4092	1155	749	1704	2.43

On this day & linked events

1856

Born November 3, 1856

Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

1918

Died March 10, 1918

1878

Major-league debut: Jim McCormick

Jim McCormick made a major-league debut on May 20, 1878.

1887

Final major-league game: Jim McCormick

Jim McCormick played a final major-league game on October 7, 1887.

Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain