Alex McKinnon (baseball)

Alex McKinnon
First baseman
Born: (1856-08-14)August 14, 1856
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 24, 1887(1887-07-24) (aged 30)
Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Batted: Right
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
May 1, 1884, for the New York Gothams
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1887, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
MLB statistics
Batting average.296
Home runs13
Runs batted in219
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
As Player

As Manager

Alexander J. McKinnon (August 14, 1856 – July 24, 1887) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman from Boston, Massachusetts. He played for several teams in his short-lived career in the National League.[1]

Early career and expulsion

McKinnon began his amateur career with the Boston Stars in 1875, then joined the Syracuse Stars, and played first base for the next three seasons.[2]

In 1879, McKinnon was a member of the Troy Trojans of the National League when decided to "jump" his contract and play for the Rochester club of the International Association, which was against the league's policy and he was expelled for this action. This expulsion caused a ripple effect that meant that no National League team could play versus Rochester, nor could they play against teams that had played Rochester. Though this could have caused the Association a great deal of money, they stood behind the team's decision even though National League President William Hulbert had made a secret deal that allowed Rochester to reorganize and circumvent the losses.[3] McKinnon did not play very much during that season as he was struck with sickness for much of the time.[2]

He decided to quit playing baseball after the season and moved west to engage in business interests. On November 27, 1882, McKinnon was married in Boston, although the marriage produced no children. On March 5, 1883, he was re-instated during a special session of the National League, and signed with the Philadelphia Quakers. He, again, was too sick to play and asked and received his release from the club for this reason.[2]

Major League career

He formally began his major league career for the 1884 New York Gothams, and led the league in games played with 116.[1] While he hit well with a .272 batting average and 12 triples, he committed a record 53 errors at first base, for a .955 fielding percentage, a record that still stands today for the lowest percentage for a first baseman in a single season.[4]

McKinnon moved on the St. Louis Maroons for the next two seasons. In 1885, he batted .294 and significantly improved his fielding at first base with a league leading .978 fielding percentage.[1] Also during that season, he finished out the season as the player-manager, managing the final 39 games of the season, winning only six of them.[5] This was his only stint as manager during his career. His hitting continued to improve in 1886, when he batted .301 and hit eight home runs. After the season, on December 1, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for Otto Schomberg and $400.[1]

Late career and death

The 1887 season began with McKinnon improving his hitting and fielding, likely becoming one of the better first basemen in the National League,[1] when he contracted typhoid pneumonia and subsequently died in Charlestown, Massachusetts at the age of 30.

He was interred at Lowell Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts.[6] Pittsburgh wore a black crêpe on their uniforms for the rest of the season to honor Alex.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Alex McKinnon's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Alex McKinnon Obituary". thedeadballera.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  3. ^ Melville, Tom (October 18, 2014). Early Baseball and the Rise of the National League, pgs 109-110. McFarland. ISBN 9780786450510. Retrieved March 8, 2008. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Baseball Almanac Record Book". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  5. ^ "Alex Mckinnon Managerial Stats". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  6. ^ The Baseball Necrology
  7. ^ "Dressed To The Nines". baseballhalloffame.org. Archived from the original on March 24, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2008.

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