Lew McCarty
George Lewis McCarty (November 17, 1888 in Milton, Pennsylvania – June 9, 1930 in Reading, Pennsylvania) was a professional baseball player who played catcher from 1913 to 1921. He appeared in the 1917 World Series as a member of the New York Giants. During his career in which he appeared in the major leagues in 9 consecutive seasons, McCarty was used almost exclusively as a catcher, with the exception of 17 games at first base. He accumulated 1479 regular season at bats with 393 hits for a .266 batting average with 5 home runs and 138 RBI.
| Lew McCarty | |||
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: November 17, 1888 Milton, Pennsylvania | |||
| Died: June 9, 1930 (aged 41) Reading, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 30, 1913, for the Brooklyn Superbas | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 13, 1921, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .266 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 138 | ||
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In his lone World Series appearance in 1917 with the Giants, McCarty had two hits in five at bats, including a triple and an RBI against the White Sox.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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