Earl McNeely Stats & Facts
Earl McNeely Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 69 Weight: 155 Born: 5 12, 1898 in Sacramento, CA USA Died: 7 16 1971 in Sacramento, CA USA Debut: 8/9/1924 Last Game: 9/26/1931 Full Name: George Earl McNeely
Earl McNeely Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 69 Weight: 155 Born: 5 12, 1898 in Sacramento, CA USA Died: 7 16 1971 in Sacramento, CA USA Debut: 8/9/1924 Last Game: 9/26/1931 Full Name: George Earl McNeely
10/10/1925 – In game three of the World Series, Nemo Leibold pinch hit for Senators pitcher Alex Ferguson in the bottom of the seventh inning. After Leibold walked, Earl McNeely ran for him. McNeely remained in the game in centerfield while Firpo Marberry entered the game as the new pitcher. Marberry was inserted into the fifth spot in the batting order. In the bottom of the eighth with one out, Muddy Ruel singled. The next batter should have been McNeely but Marberry walked to the plate and sacrificed Ruel to second. The Pirates did not protest the improper batter (possibly since Marberry came up in the usual spot for the pitcher). The next proper batter was Buddy Myer in the sixth spot but the Senators went to the top of the lineup and Sam Rice who grounded out to end the inning.
On October 10, 1924, the Washington Senators win the only championship in franchise history. The Senators defeat the New York Giants, 4-3, in 12 innings. Future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson, the greatest pitcher in team history, picks up the win in relief. With the score tied at 3-3 and one out in the…
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