Jim McElroy (baseball)
| Jim McElroy | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: November 5, 1862 Napa County, California |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Needles, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 26, 1884, for the Philadelphia Quakers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 21, 1884, for the Wilmington Quicksteps | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games pitched | 14 | ||
| Win–loss record | 1–13 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.12 | ||
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James D. McElroy (November 5, 1862 – February 24, 1889) was an American professional baseball player who played one season at the major league level. He pitched thirteen games for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers, and one game for the Wilmington Quicksteps.[1] His W–L record was 1–13, and he had an earned run average of 5.12.[1] He attended Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California.[2]
He is first seen on May 2, 1884, pitching for the Baltimore Monumentals of the Eastern League, when he pitched against the Quicksteps.[3] Before the 1884 season, Harry Wright took over as the Phillies manager, and liked McElroy's talent.[3] He threw extremely hard, but was very wild. In his 14 starts, there were seven different catchers who caught him, four of whom claimed that McElroy was the first pitcher they had ever caught at the major league level. In an era when catcher's equipment was still very meager, and with no other catchers willing to work with McElroy, Wright had to release him.[3]
McElroy died in Needles, California.[1] of an intentional opium overdose[4]
References
- General
- Nemec, David;Zemen, Davis. 2004. The baseball rookies encyclopedia. Brassey's. ISBN 1-57488-670-3.
- Specific
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1862 births
- 1889 deaths
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Philadelphia Quakers players
- Wilmington Quicksteps players
- People from Napa County, California
- Baseball players who committed suicide
- Drug-related deaths in California
- 19th-century baseball players
- San Francisco Reddingtons players
- Baltimore Monumentals (minor league) players
- Norfolk (minor league baseball) players
- Springfield (minor league baseball) players
- Saint Mary's Gaels baseball players
