Mike Grady Notable

b. December 23, 1869 · Philadelphia Phillies 1894–1897, St. Louis Browns 1897, New York Giants 1898–1900, Washington Senators 1901, St. Louis Cardinals 1904–1906

Mike Grady played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1894 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906.

Across 922 games he batted .294, with 884 hits and 489 runs. He finished with 35 home runs, 155 doubles, 67 triples and 114 stolen bases.

He played 527 games behind the plate, with 1,786 putouts and 132 errors. He turned 60 double plays. He also played 247 games at first base.

He was born in Kennett Square, PA, USA on December 23, 1869, and died on December 3, 1943. 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
1894	PHI	61	190	45	69	13	8	0	40	14	13	3	.363
1895	PHI	46	123	21	40	3	1	1	23	14	8	5	.325
1896	PHI	72	242	49	77	20	7	1	44	16	19	10	.318
1897	PHI/STL	88	339	50	93	11	3	8	57	27	19	7	.274
1898	NYG	93	287	64	85	19	5	3	49	38	28	20	.296
1899	NYG	87	315	49	106	18	8	2	54	29	12	20	.337
1900	NYG	83	251	36	55	8	4	0	27	34	27	9	.219
1901	WSH	94	347	57	99	17	10	9	56	27	31	14	.285
1904	STL	101	323	44	101	15	11	5	43	31	43	6	.313
1905	STL	100	311	41	89	20	7	4	41	33	44	15	.286
1906	STL	97	280	33	70	11	3	2	27	48	32	5	.250
Career	—	922	3008	489	884	155	67	35	461	311	276	114	.294

On this day & linked events

1869

Born December 23, 1869

Kennett Square, PA, USA

1943

Died December 3, 1943

1894

Major-league debut: Mike Grady

Mike Grady made a major-league debut on April 24, 1894.

1906

Final major-league game: Mike Grady

Mike Grady played a final major-league game on September 19, 1906.

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