Matty McIntyre Notable

b. June 12, 1880 · Philadelphia Athletics 1901, Detroit Tigers 1904–1910, Chicago White Sox 1911–1912

Matty McIntyre played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1912. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 1904 to 1910.

Across 1,072 games he batted .269, with 1,066 hits and 562 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 140 doubles, 69 triples and 120 stolen bases.

He led the league in runs once, in 1908, with 105. He played 1,039 games in the outfield, with 2,037 putouts and 81 errors.

He was born in Stonington, CT, USA on June 12, 1880, and died on April 2, 1920. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1901	PHA	82	308	38	85	12	4	0	46	30	30	11	.276
1904	DET	152	578	74	146	11	10	2	46	44	58	11	.253
1905	DET	131	495	59	130	21	5	0	30	48	49	9	.263
1906	DET	133	493	63	128	19	11	0	39	56	51	29	.260
1907	DET	20	81	6	23	1	1	0	9	7	5	3	.284
1908	DET	151	569	105	168	24	13	0	28	83	63	20	.295
1909	DET	125	476	65	116	18	9	1	34	54	51	13	.244
1910	DET	83	305	40	72	15	5	0	25	39	38	4	.236
1911	CHW	146	569	102	184	19	11	1	52	64	65	17	.323
1912	CHW	49	84	10	14	0	0	0	10	14	13	3	.167
Career	—	1072	3958	562	1066	140	69	4	319	439	423	120	.269

On this day & linked events

1880

Born June 12, 1880

Stonington, CT, USA

1920

Died April 2, 1920

1901

Major-league debut: Matty McIntyre

Matty McIntyre made a major-league debut on July 3, 1901.

1912

Final major-league game: Matty McIntyre

Matty McIntyre played a final major-league game on August 24, 1912.

Image: Detroit Free Press, public domain