1858
Born November 1, 1858
New York, NY, USA
Rooney Sweeney Notable
Rooney Sweeney played for three clubs across three seasons as a catcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1883 and closing with the St. Louis Maroons in 1885.
Across 76 games he batted .215, with 64 hits and 51 runs. He finished with 12 doubles.
He played 57 games behind the plate, with 309 putouts and 43 errors. He turned 3 double plays.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on November 1, 1858, and died on October 26, 1924.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | BAL | 25 | 101 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1884 | BLU | 48 | 186 | 37 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| 1885 | SLM | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .091 |
| Career | — | 76 | 298 | 51 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .215 |
On this day & linked events
1924