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Jim McCormick Stats & Facts

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page Jim McCormick Positions: Pitcher and OutfielderBats: Right  ‱  Throws: Right5-10, 215lb (178cm, 97kg)Born: November 3, 1856 in Glasgow, United KingdomDied: March 10, 1918  in Paterson, NJBuried: Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, NJDebut: May 20, 1878 (384th in major league history)Last Game: October 7, 1887Full Name: James McCormickView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject  


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Jim McCormick suffers a broken bone in his forearm but stays in to pitch 3 more innings

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page July 11, 1878 – Blues pitcher Jim McCormick suffers a broken bone in his forearm in the 7th inning and gives up 3 runs in the 8th and 4 in the 9th to lose to Boston 8-4. He will


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Cap Anson picks his all-time team

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Acknowledging that Cobb‚ Speaker‚ and Collins are all good ball players‚ Cap Anson picks his all-time team‚ leaving them off. In the current issue of TSN‚ Anson selects C-Buck Ewing and King Kelly; P-Amos Rusie‚ John Clarkson‚ Jim McCormick; 1B-himself; 2B-Fred Pfeffer; 3B-Ed Williamson; SS-Ross Barnes; OF-Bill Lange‚ George Gore‚ Jimmy Ryan‚ and Hugh Duffy.

Chicago trades holdout Jim McCormick‚ a 10-year vet‚ to Pittsburgh for untried rookie P George Van Haltran. Van Haltran is staging something of a holdout as well‚ staying in California to be with his mother who is seriously ill. Chicago also gets $2‚500.

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Chicago trades holdout Jim McCormick‚ a 10-year vet‚ to Pittsburgh for untried rookie P George Van Haltran. Van Haltran is staging something of a holdout as well‚ staying in California to be with his mother who is seriously ill. Chicago also gets $2‚500.

AL Spalding meets with the Chicago players and exacts from each man a pledge of total abstinence from drinking

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At Hot Springs‚ Arkansas‚ AL Spalding meets with the Chicago players and exacts from each man a pledge of total abstinence from drinking during the coming season. With the entire outfield gone from last year’s team and P Jim McCormick holding out at home in NJ‚ the champion White Stockings will have to rely on young players.

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The Unconventional Pitching Duel of 1886 World Series Game 5

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With Jim McCormick and Jocko Flynn lame and John Clarkson tired‚ Chicago tries to use a minor league recruit in the pitcher’s box‚ only to be refused by the Browns. SS Ned Williamson and RF Jimmy Ryan pitch for the Whites. The Browns win easily 10-3 to take a 3-to-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Jim McCormick loses his first game of the season as Mickey Welch and the Giants win‚ 7-3. The sore hands of C Mike Kelly and 5 hits by Monte Ward are the key factors.

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Jim McCormick loses his first game of the season as Mickey Welch and the Giants win‚ 7-3. The sore hands of C Mike Kelly and 5 hits by Monte Ward are the key factors.

Chicago notches its most lopsided shut out victory ever‚ a 20-0 whitewash of Washington. Only two of the runs are earned against Cannonball Crane. After the 3rd inning‚ Chicago P Jim McCormick switches positions with RF John Flynn‚ who tosses the last 5 frames.

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Chicago notches its most lopsided shut out victory ever‚ a 20-0 whitewash of Washington. Only two of the runs are earned against Cannonball Crane. After the 3rd inning‚ Chicago P Jim McCormick switches positions with RF John Flynn‚ who tosses the last 5 frames.