Mike Dorgan Notable

b. October 2, 1853 · St. Louis Brown Stockings 1877, Syracuse Stars 1879, Providence Grays 1880, Worcester Ruby Legs 1881, Detroit Wolverines 1881, New York Gothams 1883–1884, New York Giants 1885–1887, Syracuse Stars 1890

Mike Dorgan played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1877 and closing with the Syracuse Stars in 1890.

Across 715 games he batted .274, with 802 hits and 443 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 112 doubles and 39 stolen bases. He went 8 and 7 with a 3.28 earned run average, pitching 140 innings in 18 games. He struck out 103.

He played 600 games in the outfield, with 914 putouts and 155 errors.

He was born in Middletown, CT, USA on October 2, 1853, and died on April 26, 1909. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1877	STL	60	266	45	82	9	7	0	23	9	13	0	.308
1879	SYR	59	270	38	72	11	5	1	17	4	13	0	.267
1880	PRO	79	321	45	79	10	1	0	31	10	18	0	.246
1881	DTN/WOR	59	254	41	69	6	0	0	23	9	4	0	.272
1883	NYG	64	261	32	61	11	3	0	27	2	23	0	.234
1884	NYG	83	341	61	94	11	6	1	48	13	27	0	.276
1885	NYG	89	347	60	113	17	8	0	46	11	24	0	.326
1886	NYG	118	442	61	129	19	4	2	79	29	37	9	.292
1887	NYG	71	283	41	73	10	0	0	34	15	20	22	.258
1890	SYR	33	139	19	30	8	0	0	18	16	0	8	.216
Career	—	715	2924	443	802	112	34	4	346	118	179	39	.274

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1879	SYR	0	0	2	0	12.0	13	3	2	8	2.25
1880	PRO	0	0	1	0	8.0	4	1	0	2	1.13
1883	NYG	0	1	1	1	7.0	8	3	6	3	3.86
1884	NYG	8	6	14	14	113.0	98	44	51	90	3.50
Career	—	8	7	18	15	140.0	123	51	59	103	3.28

On this day & linked events

1853

Born October 2, 1853

Middletown, CT, USA

1909

Died April 26, 1909

1877

Major-league debut: Mike Dorgan

Mike Dorgan made a major-league debut on May 8, 1877.

1890

Final major-league game: Mike Dorgan

Mike Dorgan played a final major-league game on June 9, 1890.

Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain