Jack McCarthy Stats & Facts
Jack McCarthy Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L 69 Weight: 155 Born: 3 26, 1869 in Hardwick, MA USA Died: 6 5 1948 in Chicago, IL USA Debut: 1893-08-03 Last Game: 5/25/1907 Full Name: John Arthur McCarthy
The Cubs trade OF Jack McCarthy and Billy Maloney, 3B Doc Casey, and P Buttons Briggs to Brooklyn for Jimmy Sheckard, who will take over LF for the National League champions of the next three years.
1905 – The Cubs trade OF Jack McCarthy and Billy Maloney, 3B Doc Casey, and P Buttons Briggs to Brooklyn for Jimmy Sheckard, who will take over LF for the National League champions of the next three years.
Jack McCarthy records 3 Double Plays a record for outfielders
On April 26, 1905, Chicago Cubs outfielder Jack McCarthy throws out three runners at home plate, each time completing a double play, during a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. McCarthy becomes only the second outfielder in major league history to record three double plays in a single game.
