Jim McElroy (baseball)
| Jim McElroy | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 5, 1862 Napa County, California | |
| Died: February 24, 1889 (aged 26) Needles, California | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 26, 1884, for the Philadelphia Quakers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 21, 1884, for the Wilmington Quicksteps | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games pitched | 14 |
| Win–loss record | 1–13 |
| Earned run average | 5.12 |
| Teams | |
James D. McElroy (November 5, 1862 – February 24, 1889) was an American professional baseball player who played one season at the major league level. He pitched thirteen games for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers, and one game for the Wilmington Quicksteps.[1] His W–L record was 1–13, and he had an earned run average of 5.12.[1] He attended Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California.[2]
He is first seen on May 2, 1884, pitching for the Baltimore Monumentals of the Eastern League, when he pitched against the Quicksteps.[3] Before the 1884 season, Harry Wright took over as the Phillies manager, and liked McElroy's talent.[3] He threw extremely hard, but was very wild. In his 14 starts, there were seven different catchers who caught him, four of whom claimed that McElroy was the first pitcher they had ever caught at the major league level. In an era when catcher's equipment was still very meager, and with no other catchers willing to work with McElroy, Wright had to release him.[3]
McElroy died in Needles, California[1] of an intentional opium overdose.[4][5]
References[edit]
- General
- Nemec, David;Zemen, Davis. 2004. The baseball rookies encyclopedia. Brassey's. ISBN 1-57488-670-3.
- Specific
- ^ a b c "Jim McElroy's career statistics". Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "Jim McElroy's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ a b c Nemec, p. 27
- ^ Russo, Frank. "Suicides". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ Lee, Bill (April 11, 2003). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland. p. 261. ISBN 978-1476609300.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Jim McElroy at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- 1862 births
- 1889 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Philadelphia Quakers players
- Wilmington Quicksteps players
- Baseball players from Napa County, California
- Drug-related suicides in California
- 19th-century baseball players
- San Francisco Reddingtons players
- Baltimore Monumentals (minor league) players
- Norfolk (minor league baseball) players
- Baseball players from San Bernardino County, California
- Springfield (minor league baseball) players
- Saint Mary's Gaels baseball players
- People from Needles, California
- 1880s suicides