Johnny McCarthy Marquee

b. January 7, 1910 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1934–1935, New York Giants 1936–1941, 1948, Boston Braves 1943, 1946

McCarthy became the Giants' regular first baseman in 1937 and hit .279 with 117 hits, 10 home runs and a career-high 65 runs batted in. In 1938 he played 134 games and raised his hit total to a career-best 128.

Eleven seasons gave him 432 hits, 72 doubles, 25 home runs, 209 runs batted in and a .277 average across 542 games. He played 383 games at first base, five in the outfield and made one pitching appearance in 1939.

Brooklyn brought McCarthy up in 1934 and 1935, followed by six seasons with the Giants. He joined Boston in 1943 and hit .304 with 95 hits across 78 games, then returned for two games in 1946. One last Giants season in 1948 closed his career. He died in 1973, at sixty-three.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1934	BRO	17	39	7	7	2	0	1	5	2	2	0	.179
1935	BRO	22	48	9	12	1	1	0	4	2	9	1	.250
1936	NYG	4	16	1	7	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	.438
1937	NYG	114	420	53	117	19	3	10	65	24	37	2	.279
1938	NYG	134	470	55	128	13	4	8	59	39	28	3	.272
1939	NYG	50	80	12	21	6	1	1	11	3	8	0	.263
1940	NYG	51	67	6	16	4	0	0	5	2	8	0	.239
1941	NYG	14	40	1	13	3	0	0	12	3	0	0	.325
1943	BSN	78	313	32	95	24	6	2	33	10	19	1	.304
1946	BSN	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.143
1948	NYG	56	57	6	15	0	1	2	12	3	2	0	.263
Career	—	542	1557	182	432	72	16	25	209	90	114	8	.277

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1939	NYG	0	0	1	0	0	5.0	8	4	2	0	7.20
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	5.0	8	4	2	0	7.20

On this day & linked events

1910

Born January 7, 1910

Chicago, IL, USA

1973

Died September 13, 1973

1934

Major-league debut: Johnny McCarthy

Johnny McCarthy made a major-league debut on September 2, 1934.

1948

Final major-league game: Johnny McCarthy

Johnny McCarthy played a final major-league game on September 26, 1948.