| Johnny McCarthy | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born:(1910-01-07)January 7, 1910 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: September 13, 1973(1973-09-13) (aged 63) Mundelein, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 1934, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 26, 1948, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Home runs | 25 |
| Runs batted in | 209 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
John Joseph McCarthy (January 7, 1910 – September 13, 1973) was an American professionalbaseballfirst baseman. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for all or parts of 11 seasons for theBrooklyn Dodgers,New York Giants andBoston Braves between1934 and1948. Born inChicago, McCarthy threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
He helped the Giants win the 1937National Leaguepennant as their regular first baseman. His 65runs batted in were third on the team. In the1937 World Series, McCarthy started all five games against the cross-townNew York Yankees and collected fourhits, including adouble, in 19at bats (.211). The Yankees won the Series, four games to one.
In his 11 MLB seasons, McCarthy played in 542 games and had 1,557 at-bats, 182 runs, 432 hits, 72 doubles, 16 triples, 25 home runs, 209 RBI, 8 stolen bases, 90 walks, .277 batting average, .319 on-base percentage, .392 slugging percentage, 611 total bases and 19 sacrifice hits. Defensively, he recorded a .990fielding percentage as a first baseman.[1]
He died inMundelein, Illinois at the age of 63.
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