1867
Born September 19, 1867
Wilmington, DE, USA
Sadie McMahon Notable
b. September 19, 1867 · Philadelphia Athletics 1889–1890, Baltimore Orioles 1890–1896, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1897
Sadie McMahon played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1889 and closing with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1897. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1890 to 1896.
He went 173 and 127 with a 3.51 earned run average, pitching 2,634 innings in 321 games. He struck out 967, completed 279 of his 305 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 325 games he batted .204, with 230 hits and 126 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 21 doubles and 17 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1891 and 1895, topping out at 5. He led the league in wins two times between 1890 and 1891, topping out at 36. He also led it in strikeouts.
He was born in Wilmington, DE, USA on September 19, 1867, and died on February 20, 1954. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | PHA | 30 | 104 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | .154 |
| 1890 | BAL/PHA | 61 | 214 | 31 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .206 |
| 1891 | BAL | 61 | 210 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 6 | .205 |
| 1892 | BLN | 49 | 177 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 0 | .141 |
| 1893 | BLN | 43 | 148 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .243 |
| 1894 | BLN | 35 | 126 | 17 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 1 | .286 |
| 1895 | BLN | 15 | 51 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .314 |
| 1896 | BLN | 22 | 73 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .123 |
| 1897 | BRO | 9 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 325 | 1128 | 126 | 230 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 115 | 45 | 118 | 17 | .204 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | PHA | 14 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 242.0 | 230 | 95 | 102 | 117 | 3.53 |
| 1890 | BAL/PHA | 36 | 21 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 509.0 | 498 | 185 | 166 | 291 | 3.27 |
| 1891 | BAL | 35 | 24 | 61 | 58 | 1 | 503.0 | 493 | 157 | 149 | 219 | 2.81 |
| 1892 | BLN | 19 | 25 | 48 | 46 | 1 | 397.0 | 430 | 143 | 145 | 118 | 3.24 |
| 1893 | BLN | 23 | 18 | 43 | 40 | 1 | 346.1 | 378 | 168 | 156 | 79 | 4.37 |
| 1894 | BLN | 25 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 275.2 | 317 | 129 | 111 | 60 | 4.21 |
| 1895 | BLN | 10 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 122.1 | 110 | 40 | 32 | 37 | 2.94 |
| 1896 | BLN | 11 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 175.2 | 195 | 68 | 55 | 33 | 3.48 |
| 1897 | BRO | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 63.0 | 75 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 5.86 |
| Career | — | 173 | 127 | 321 | 305 | 4 | 2634.0 | 2726 | 1026 | 945 | 967 | 3.51 |
On this day & linked events
1954
Died February 20, 1954
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