James McCormick
[edit] Biography
Born on November 3, 1856 in Glasgow, Scotland, Jim McCormick (James McCormick) played for the Indianapolis Blues, Cleveland Spiders, Cincinnati Outlaw Reds, Providence Grays, Chicago White Stockings and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 10 year career. McCormick broke into the bigs on May 20, 1878 with the Indianapolis Blues, and put up a 1.69 ERA in 117 innings pitched in 1878, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Jim McCormick's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1880, when he posted a 1.85 ERA, won 45 games and struck out 260 batters. However, others believe that it was 1884, when he posted a 2.37 ERA, won 40 games and struck out 343 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1878
| IND
| N
| 14
| 14
| 5
| 8
| 1.69
| 36
| 47
| 22
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 117
| 128
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1879
| CLE
| N
| 62
| 60
| 20
| 40
| 2.42
| 197
| 308
| 147
| 59
| 3
| 0
| 546.1
| 582
| 4
| 74
| 0
| 30
| 0
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| 74
| 74
| 45
| 28
| 1.85
| 260
| 274
| 135
| 72
| 7
| 0
| 657.2
| 585
| 2
| 75
| 0
| 21
| 0
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| 59
| 58
| 26
| 30
| 2.45
| 178
| 267
| 143
| 57
| 2
| 0
| 526
| 484
| 4
| 84
| 0
| 24
| 0
|
| 1882
| CLE
| N
| 68
| 67
| 36
| 30
| 2.37
| 200
| 274
| 157
| 65
| 4
| 0
| 595.2
| 550
| 14
| 103
| 0
| 22
| 0
|
| 1883
| CLE
| N
| 43
| 41
| 28
| 12
| 1.84
| 145
| 151
| 70
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 342
| 316
| 1
| 65
| 0
| 11
| 0
|
| 1884
| CLE
| N
| 42
| 41
| 19
| 22
| 2.86
| 182
| 206
| 114
| 39
| 3
| 0
| 359
| 357
| 17
| 75
| 0
| 12
| 0
|
| 1884
| CIN
| U
| 24
| 24
| 21
| 3
| 1.54
| 161
| 57
| 36
| 24
| 7
| 0
| 210
| 151
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| 66
| 65
| 40
| 25
| 2.37
| 343
| 263
| 150
| 63
| 10
| 0
| 569
| 508
| 20
| 89
| 0
| 12
| 0
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 2.43
| 8
| 26
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 34
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| 24
| 24
| 20
| 4
| 2.43
| 88
| 103
| 58
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 215
| 187
| 8
| 40
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1885
| TOT
| N
| 28
| 28
| 21
| 7
| 2.43
| 96
| 129
| 68
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 252
| 221
| 9
| 60
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1886
| CHI
| N
| 42
| 42
| 31
| 11
| 2.82
| 172
| 165
| 109
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 347.2
| 341
| 18
| 100
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| 36
| 36
| 13
| 23
| 4.30
| 77
| 217
| 154
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 322.1
| 377
| 12
| 84
| 0
| 16
| 12
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 24
| 24
| 21
| 3
| 1.54
| 161
| 57
| 36
| 24
| 7
| 0
| 210
| 151
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 468
| 461
| 244
| 211
| 2.48
| 1543
| 2038
| 1119
| 442
| 26
| 1
| 4065.2
| 3941
| 81
| 735
| 0
| 157
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 492
| 485
| 265
| 214
| 2.43
| 1704
| 2095
| 1155
| 466
| 33
| 1
| 4275.2
| 4092
| 84
| 749
| 0
| 157
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1878
| IND
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1878
| IND
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 32
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1879
| CLE
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1879
| CLE
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 119
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1879
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .808
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| P
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 135
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 81
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .898
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1882
| CLE
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 100
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1882
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1883
| CLE
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 101
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1883
| CLE
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1883
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| CLE
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 67
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1884
| CIN
| U
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| CIN
| U
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 50
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| P
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 117
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 54
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1885
| TOT
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 75
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1886
| CHI
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 74
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1886
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 88
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 492
| 0
| 0
| 263
| 922
| 99
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 12
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .825
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1878
| IND
| N
| 15
| 56
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .161
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| CLE
| N
| 75
| 282
| 35
| 62
| 0
| 20
| .220
| .223
| .270
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| 78
| 289
| 34
| 71
| 0
| 26
| .246
| .259
| .284
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| 70
| 309
| 45
| 79
| 0
| 26
| .256
| .268
| .311
| 9
| 4
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| CLE
| N
| 70
| 262
| 35
| 57
| 2
| 15
| .218
| .223
| .290
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| CLE
| N
| 43
| 157
| 21
| 37
| 0
| 13
| .236
| .245
| .274
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CLE
| N
| 49
| 190
| 15
| 50
| 0
| 23
| .263
| .267
| .332
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CIN
| U
| 27
| 110
| 12
| 27
| 0
| 0
| .245
| .245
| .291
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| 76
| 300
| 27
| 77
| 0
| 23
| .257
| .259
| .317
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .214
| .267
| .286
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| 25
| 103
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 16
| .223
| .231
| .311
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 117
| 15
| 26
| 0
| 16
| .222
| .235
| .308
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| CHI
| N
| 42
| 174
| 17
| 41
| 2
| 21
| .236
| .244
| .345
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| 36
| 136
| 12
| 33
| 0
| 18
| .243
| .254
| .294
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 27
| 110
| 12
| 27
| 0
| 0
| .245
| .245
| .291
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 507
| 1972
| 234
| 464
| 4
| 178
| .235
| .244
| .295
| 63
| 21
| 22
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 534
| 2082
| 246
| 491
| 4
| 178
| .236
| .244
| .294
| 66
| 22
| 22
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Providence Grays to Chicago White Stockings for $600 to $2600 (July 9, 1885).
- Traded by Chicago White Stockings to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for George Van Haltren and $2000 (April 21, 1887).
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