| Chappie McFarland | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1875-03-13)March 13, 1875 White Hall, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: December 14, 1924(1924-12-14) (aged 49) Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 15, 1902, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 7, 1906, for the Brooklyn Superbas | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 34-61 |
| Earned run average | 3.35 |
| Strikeouts | 307 |
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Charles Amos McFarland (March 13, 1875 – December 14, 1924) was apitcher inMajor League Baseball. He pitched for theSt. Louis Cardinals,Pittsburgh Pirates andBrooklyn Superbas from 1902 to 1906. McFarland retired with a 3.35earned run average (ERA), but he played on teams with poor hitting, leaving him with a 34-61 win–loss record. He became a prominent movie theater manager inTexas after his playing career ended.
Born inWhite Hall, Illinois, McFarland attended White Hall High School andIllinois College.[1] He had a brother,Monte McFarland, who also played major-league baseball.[2]
In McFarland's first major-league season (1902), he made only two appearances for the Cardinals. Between 1903 and 1905, McFarland came close to 20-loss seasons each year; he finished 9-19, 14-18, and 8-18, despite ERAs of 3.07, 3.21 and 3.81. McFarland's last major-league season was 1906, and he played for three teams - the Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Superbas. He made appearances in the minor leagues through 1909.[2]
After McFarland's baseball career, he opened the first vaudeville theater inHouston and then worked for Interstate Amusement inFort Worth. He came back to Houston and managed three movie theaters in that city for Southern Enterprises, Inc.[3] McFarland was part of a group that nearly bought the minor-leagueHouston Buffaloes in 1908, but the deal was never finalized.[4] As a theater manager in Houston, McFarland sometimes irritated the Houston Board of Censors; he continued to showFatty Arbuckle films after the filmmaker became embroiled in controversy, and he showed the filmDon't Call It Love despite a controversial kiss.[1]
McFarland died on December 14, 1924 of heart failure while playing golf at the 12th hole of theRiver Oaks Country Club inHouston, Texas.[5][3]
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