John Malarkey Notable

b. May 4, 1872 · Washington Senators 1894–1896, Chicago Orphans 1899, Boston Beaneaters 1902–1903

John Malarkey played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1894 and closing with the Boston Beaneaters in 1903.

He went 21 and 37 with a 3.64 earned run average, pitching 566 innings in 80 games. He struck out 179, completed 51 of his 59 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 82 games he batted .169, with 35 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 8 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Springfield, OH, USA on May 4, 1872, and died on October 29, 1949.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1894	WHS	4	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	.071
1895	WHS	22	37	2	5	0	0	0	4	2	8	0	.135
1896	WHS	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500
1899	CHC	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200
1902	BSN	22	62	3	13	4	0	1	7	5	23	1	.210
1903	BSN	32	87	12	14	2	2	0	6	7	33	0	.161
Career	—	82	207	19	35	8	2	1	18	14	74	1	.169

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1894	WHS	2	1	3	3	0	26.0	42	12	5	3	4.15
1895	WHS	0	8	22	8	2	100.2	135	67	60	32	5.99
1896	WHS	0	1	1	1	0	7.0	9	1	3	0	1.29
1899	CHC	0	1	1	1	0	9.0	19	13	5	7	13.00
1902	BSN	8	10	21	19	1	170.1	158	49	58	39	2.59
1903	BSN	11	16	32	27	0	253.0	266	87	96	98	3.09
Career	—	21	37	80	59	3	566.0	629	229	227	179	3.64

On this day & linked events

1872

Born May 4, 1872

Springfield, OH, USA

1949

Died October 29, 1949

1894

Major-league debut: John Malarkey

John Malarkey made a major-league debut on September 21, 1894.

1903

Final major-league game: John Malarkey

John Malarkey played a final major-league game on September 20, 1903.

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