Denny Mack
| Denny Mack | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman / Shortstop | |
| Born: March 14, 1850 Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: April 10, 1888 (aged 38) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 6, 1871, for the Rockford Forest Citys | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1883, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 373 |
| Runs scored | 309 |
| Batting average | .228 |
| Teams | |
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Dennis Joseph Mack (Louisville Eclipse in 1882.
Career
Mack spent three years at
runs scored, 8 walks, and 12 stolen bases
.
Mack went on to play the next three seasons in the National Association. During the last of these, 1874, he was involved in accusations of
John Radcliffe had approached him with an offer of $175 in exchange for making calls favorable to the White Stockings.[1] According to McLean, Radcliffe named four other players as complicit in the fix: Mack, Candy Cummings, Bill Craver, and Nat Hicks.[1] The board of directors for the Whites met to consider these charges on September 1, and they elected not to pursue the matter further with any players but Radcliffe, describing McLean's claims as "hearsay".[1] The stockholders of the club voted to expel Radcliffe on September 8, by a count of 26–15, but he appealed to the judiciary committee of the National Association, and was reinstated on March 2, due to what Henry Chadwick characterized as procedural errors during the course of his expulsion.[1]
Mack then spent 1876 and 1880 in the
Louisville Eclipse, leading the second-place club to a 42–38 record. He led the NA in walks in 1872, and ranked among his league's leaders in stolen bases three times. Mack ended his career with a .228 batting average, .273 on-base percentage, and .271 slugging percentage in 373 games played and 1505 at bats
.
Death
He suffered a fit on the evening of April 9, 1888, and remained unconscious until dying of his injuries at 6 a.m. the next day.[2]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball player–managers
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7864-1920-2
- ^ "Death of a Short Stop", The New York Times, April 11, 1888, p. 5.