John O'Rourke (baseball)

John O'Rourke
Outfielder
Born: (1849-08-23)August 23, 1849 Bridgeport, Connecticut
Died: June 23, 1911(1911-06-23) (aged 61) Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 1, 1879, for the Boston Red Caps
Last MLB appearance
September 10, 1883, for the New York Metropolitans
MLB statistics
Batting average	.295
Hits	279
Runs batted in	98
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Boston Red Caps (1879–1880) New York Metropolitans (1883)
Career highlights and awards
NL RBI leader (1879)

John W. O'Rourke (August 23, 1849 – June 23, 1911) was a 19th-century baseball player. Between 1879 and 1883, he played in the National League with the Boston Red Caps (1879–1880) and in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans (1883). A center fielder, O'Rourke batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. O'Rourke was the older brother of Jim O'Rourke, another major league baseball player.

In a three-season career, O'Rourke posted a .295 batting average with 11 home runs and 98 RBI in 230 games.

O'Rourke died in Boston, Massachusetts, at age 61.

Best season

• 1879 – Led National League in slugging percentage (.521) and RBI (62), and finished fourth in the batting race with a .341 BA behind Paul Hines (.357), his younger brother Jim O'Rourke (.348), and King Kelly (.348).

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders

Sources

• Baseball Almanac
• Baseball Library

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference
• Jim Baseball at the Wayback Machine (archived May 20, 2004)
• John O'Rourke at Find a Grave