1929
Born April 29, 1929
Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Mickey McDermott Notable
b. April 29, 1929 · Boston Red Sox 1948–1953, Washington Senators 1954–1955, New York Yankees 1956, Kansas City Athletics 1957, 1961, Detroit Tigers 1958, St. Louis Cardinals 1961
Mickey McDermott played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1948 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1961.
He went 69 and 69 with a 3.91 earned run average, pitching 1,316 innings in 291 games. He struck out 757, completed 54 of his 156 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 443 games he batted .252, with 156 hits and 71 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 29 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA on April 29, 1929, and died on August 7, 2003. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BOS | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| 1949 | BOS | 12 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .212 |
| 1950 | BOS | 39 | 44 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .364 |
| 1951 | BOS | 43 | 66 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .273 |
| 1952 | BOS | 36 | 62 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .226 |
| 1953 | BOS | 45 | 93 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .301 |
| 1954 | WSH | 54 | 95 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .200 |
| 1955 | WSH | 70 | 95 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .263 |
| 1956 | NYY | 46 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .212 |
| 1957 | KCA | 58 | 49 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | .245 |
| 1958 | DET | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1961 | KCA/STL | 29 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .105 |
| Career | — | 443 | 619 | 71 | 156 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 52 | 112 | 1 | .252 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 17 | 6.17 |
| 1949 | BOS | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 80.0 | 63 | 36 | 52 | 50 | 4.05 |
| 1950 | BOS | 7 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 130.0 | 119 | 75 | 124 | 96 | 5.19 |
| 1951 | BOS | 8 | 8 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 172.0 | 141 | 64 | 92 | 127 | 3.35 |
| 1952 | BOS | 10 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 162.0 | 139 | 67 | 92 | 117 | 3.72 |
| 1953 | BOS | 18 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 206.1 | 169 | 69 | 109 | 92 | 3.01 |
| 1954 | WSH | 7 | 15 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 196.1 | 172 | 75 | 110 | 95 | 3.44 |
| 1955 | WSH | 10 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 156.0 | 140 | 65 | 100 | 78 | 3.75 |
| 1956 | NYY | 2 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 87.0 | 85 | 41 | 47 | 38 | 4.24 |
| 1957 | KCA | 1 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 69.0 | 68 | 42 | 50 | 29 | 5.48 |
| 1958 | DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1961 | KCA/STL | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 32.2 | 43 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 5.51 |
| Career | — | 69 | 69 | 291 | 156 | 14 | 1316.2 | 1161 | 572 | 838 | 757 | 3.91 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Died August 7, 2003
1948
Major-league debut: Mickey McDermott
Mickey McDermott made a major-league debut on April 24, 1948.
1961
Final major-league game: Mickey McDermott
Mickey McDermott played a final major-league game on August 10, 1961.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain