1859
Born January 30, 1859
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Tony Mullane Notable
b. January 30, 1859 · Detroit Wolverines 1881, Louisville Eclipse 1882, St. Louis Browns 1883, Toledo Blue Stockings 1884, Cincinnati Red Stockings 1886–1889, Cincinnati Reds 1890–1893, Baltimore Orioles 1893–1894, Cleveland Spiders 1894
Tony Mullane's 284 wins are tied for the 28th most anyone has.
He played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Wolverines in 1881 and closing with the Cleveland Spiders in 1894.
He won 284 games against 220 losses, with a 3.05 earned run average over 4,531 innings. He struck out 1,803, completed 468 of his 504 starts and threw 30 shutouts. Across 784 games he batted .243, with 661 hits and 407 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 99 doubles and 112 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves five times between 1883 and 1894, topping out at 5. He led the league in shutouts two times between 1884 and 1887, topping out at 7. He also led it in strikeouts.
He was born in Cork, County Cork, Ireland on January 30, 1859, and died on April 25, 1944.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | DTN | 5 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 1882 | LOU | 77 | 303 | 46 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| 1883 | STL | 83 | 307 | 38 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| 1884 | TOL | 95 | 352 | 49 | 97 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| 1886 | CIN | 91 | 324 | 59 | 73 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 20 | .225 |
| 1887 | CIN | 56 | 199 | 35 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 20 | .221 |
| 1888 | CIN | 51 | 175 | 27 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 12 | .251 |
| 1889 | CIN | 63 | 196 | 53 | 58 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 24 | .296 |
| 1890 | CIN | 81 | 286 | 41 | 79 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 39 | 30 | 19 | .276 |
| 1891 | CIN | 64 | 209 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 4 | .148 |
| 1892 | CIN | 39 | 118 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | .169 |
| 1893 | BLN/CIN | 54 | 166 | 26 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 6 | .247 |
| 1894 | BLN/CLV | 25 | 66 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | .333 |
| Career | — | 784 | 2720 | 407 | 661 | 99 | 38 | 8 | 223 | 221 | 159 | 112 | .243 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | DTN | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 44.0 | 55 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4.91 |
| 1882 | LOU | 30 | 24 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 460.1 | 418 | 96 | 78 | 170 | 1.88 |
| 1883 | STL | 35 | 15 | 53 | 49 | 1 | 460.2 | 372 | 112 | 74 | 191 | 2.19 |
| 1884 | TOL | 36 | 26 | 67 | 65 | 0 | 567.0 | 481 | 159 | 89 | 325 | 2.52 |
| 1886 | CIN | 33 | 27 | 63 | 56 | 0 | 529.2 | 501 | 218 | 166 | 250 | 3.70 |
| 1887 | CIN | 31 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 416.1 | 414 | 150 | 121 | 97 | 3.24 |
| 1888 | CIN | 26 | 16 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 380.1 | 341 | 120 | 75 | 186 | 2.84 |
| 1889 | CIN | 11 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 220.0 | 218 | 73 | 89 | 112 | 2.99 |
| 1890 | CIN | 12 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 209.0 | 175 | 52 | 96 | 91 | 2.24 |
| 1891 | CIN | 23 | 26 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 426.1 | 390 | 153 | 187 | 124 | 3.23 |
| 1892 | CIN | 21 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 295.0 | 222 | 85 | 127 | 109 | 2.59 |
| 1893 | BLN/CIN | 18 | 22 | 49 | 39 | 2 | 367.0 | 407 | 181 | 189 | 95 | 4.44 |
| 1894 | BLN/CLV | 7 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 155.2 | 201 | 114 | 100 | 46 | 6.59 |
| Career | — | 284 | 220 | 555 | 504 | 15 | 4531.1 | 4195 | 1537 | 1408 | 1803 | 3.05 |
On this day & linked events
1944
Died April 25, 1944
1881
Major-league debut: Tony Mullane
Tony Mullane made a major-league debut on August 27, 1881.
1894
Final major-league game: Tony Mullane
Tony Mullane played a final major-league game on July 26, 1894.
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