Jumbo McGinnis Notable

b. February 22, 1854 · St. Louis Brown Stockings 1882, St. Louis Browns 1883–1886, Baltimore Orioles 1886, Cincinnati Red Stockings 1887

Jumbo McGinnis played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882 and closing with the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1887.

He went 102 and 79 with a 2.95 earned run average, pitching 1,603.7 innings in 187 games. He struck out 562, completed 177 of his 186 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 193 games he batted .210, with 154 hits and 75 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 28 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 1883, with 6.

He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on February 22, 1854, and died on May 18, 1934.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1882	STL	51	203	17	44	6	4	0	0	3	0	0	.217
1883	STL	45	180	20	36	4	2	0	14	0	0	0	.200
1884	STL	40	146	16	34	9	1	0	0	4	0	0	.233
1885	STL	13	50	3	11	0	0	1	7	1	0	0	.220
1886	BAL/STL	36	122	11	23	7	0	1	10	7	0	4	.189
1887	CIN	8	31	8	6	2	1	0	2	1	1	1	.194
Career	—	193	732	75	154	28	8	2	33	16	1	5	.210

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1882	STL	25	18	45	45	388.1	391	112	53	134	2.60
1883	STL	28	16	45	45	382.2	325	99	69	128	2.33
1884	STL	24	16	40	40	354.1	331	112	35	141	2.84
1885	STL	6	6	13	13	112.0	98	42	19	41	3.38
1886	BAL/STL	16	18	36	35	297.0	342	118	75	100	3.58
1887	CIN	3	5	8	8	69.1	85	42	43	18	5.45
Career	—	102	79	187	186	1603.2	1572	525	294	562	2.95

On this day & linked events

1854

Born February 22, 1854

St. Louis, MO, USA

1934

Died May 18, 1934

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