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Joe McGinnity
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Birthdate: 3/20/1871
Died: 11/14/1929
Height / Weight: 5' 11" / 206 lbs.
Place of Birth: Cornwall, IL, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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Baseball player Joe McGinnity, New York Giants pitcher, standing on the field at West Side Grounds prior to game against Chicago Cubs 1908 Photo SUMMARY
Informal full-length portrait of baseball pitcher Iron Man Joe McGinnity of the National League's New York Giants baseball team, standing on the field at West Side Grounds, located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. A man wearing a suit is standing in the background, and another man wearing a suit is crouching in the background. NOTES This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper. SDN-054372, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

In 1901, Joe McGinnity became the first pitcher in this century to start both ends of a doubleheader, accomplishing this feat twice in one month while pitching with the Baltimore Orioles. Iron Man McGinnity won three doubleheaders in one month in 1903 while pitching for the New York Giants. As a fact, he averaged over 40 starts a year for eight straight seasons and won 218 games. He led the National League in wins three times. Iron Man McGinnity was still pitching in the minor leagues in 1925 at the age of 54. This Hall of Famer went 247-144 and his lifetime ERA was a mere 2.64 while pitching in 3,458 innings.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1899 BLN (NL) 48 41 28 16 2 38 4 366.1 358 164 109 3 93 0 74 4 28 1 2.68
1900 BRO (NL) 44 37 28 8 0 32 1 343.0 350 179 112 5 113 0 93 4 41 1 2.94
1901 BLA (AL) 48 43 26 20 1 39 1 382.0 412 219 151 7 96 0 75 5 21 0 3.56
1902 BLA (AL) 25 23 13 10 0 19 0 198.2 219 102 76 3 46 0 39 1 8 0 3.44
1902 NYG (NL) 19 16 8 8 0 16 1 153.0 122 52 35 1 32 0 67 0 9 1 2.06
1903 NYG (NL) 55 48 31 20 2 44 3 434.0 391 162 117 4 109 0 171 5 19 0 2.43
1904 NYG (NL) 51 44 35 8 5 38 9 408.0 307 103 73 8 86 0 144 2 13 1 1.61
1905 NYG (NL) 46 38 21 15 3 26 2 320.1 289 131 102 6 71 0 125 3 14 0 2.87
1906 NYG (NL) 45 37 27 12 2 32 3 339.2 316 127 85 1 71 0 105 0 7 0 2.25
1907 NYG (NL) 47 34 18 18 4 23 3 310.1 320 126 109 6 58 0 120 3 15 0 3.16
1908 NYG (NL) 37 20 11 7 5 7 5 186.0 192 73 47 8 37 0 55 3 7 0 2.27
11 years   465 381 246 142 24 314 32 3441.1 3276 1438 1016 52 812 0 1068 30 182 4 2.66
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1899 BLN (NL) 50 145 21 28 0 0 0 10 5 0 4 0 0 2 5 0 .193 .230 SLG
1900 BRO (NL) 46 145 18 28 4 1 0 16 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 .193 .199 SLG
1901 BLA (AL) 48 148 12 31 2 1 0 6 4 0 3 0 0 1 8 0 .209 .235 SLG
1902 NYG (NL) 25 66 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 .121 .121 SLG
1902 BLA (AL) 27 87 10 25 2 4 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 .287 .303 SLG
1903 NYG (NL) 55 165 12 34 1 0 0 11 4 0 4 0 0 2 13 0 .206 .234 SLG
1904 NYG (NL) 51 142 10 25 4 2 0 7 2 0 1 0 0 1 12 0 .176 .193 SLG
1905 NYG (NL) 46 120 11 28 6 1 0 11 7 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .276 SLG
1906 NYG (NL) 45 115 3 15 1 1 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 .130 .167 SLG
1907 NYG (NL) 47 103 6 18 0 0 0 3 5 0 3 0 0 2 8 0 .175 .227 SLG
1908 NYG (NL) 37 61 3 11 1 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 .180 .206 SLG
11 years   477 1297 109 251 21 10 0 90 34 0 26 0 0 11 81 0 .194 .221 .SLG



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