Bill McCabe (baseball)

Bill McCabe
Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1892-10-28)October 28, 1892 Chicago, Illinois
Died: September 2, 1966(1966-09-02) (aged 73) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1918, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1920, for the Brooklyn Robins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.161
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	13
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1918–1920) Brooklyn Robins (1920)

William Francis McCabe (October 28, 1892 – September 2, 1966) was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from 1918 to 1920. He would play for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins.

Biography

He was born on October 28, 1892 in Chicago. McCabe appeared in three games of the 1918 World Series. As a pinch-runner in Game 4, he scored the tying run in an eighth-inning rally at Fenway Park against Boston pitcher Babe Ruth, but the Cubs lost the game 3-2 on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth. He died on September 2, 1966 in Chicago.

McCabe also made one appearance in the 1920 World Series. He pinch-ran with two outs in the ninth inning of Game 6, which Brooklyn was losing 1-0. Duster Mails retired the final batter for a Cleveland Indians victory.

During his career, McCabe batted 199 times and hit just .161, with five extra-base hits.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)