Joe McGinnity Stats & Facts
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Joe McGinnity Stats & Facts

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Joe McGinnity Position: Pitcher Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 5-11, 206lb (180cm, 93kg) Born: March 20, 1871 in Cornwall, IL us Died: November 14, 1929  in Brooklyn, NY Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, McAlester, OK Last Game: October 5, 1908 Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee) Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947. View Joe McGinnity’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Full Name: Joseph Jerome McGinnity…

Joseph Jerome (Joe) McGinnity is born in Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois

Joseph Jerome (Joe) McGinnity is born in Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois

ByTom

1871 – Joseph Jerome (Joe) McGinnity is born in Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois. A right-handed pitcher, McGinnity will gain notoriety by winning both ends of doubleheaders, and in 1903, he will pull off the feat three times in a single month, winning all six games. In a ten-season major league career, he will amass 246 wins, including 31 in 1903, 35 in 1904, and seven seasons with 20-plus wins. McGinnity will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1946.