Eddie McGah

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Eddie McGah
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Edward Joseph McGah (September 30, 1921 – September 30, 2002) also known as E.J. McGah,

right-handed. He was born in Oakland, California, and after his baseball career he and his father (Edward J. and Edward W., respectively) were minority owners in the Oakland Raiders.[1][2][3]

Path to the majors

McGah attended Roosevelt High School in Oakland, and after graduating was signed by a Red Sox scout.

Eastern League. He was still with Scranton in 1942, but again had his season cut short by knee problems.[3]
Records for his early seasons are incomplete; the available records cover 125 games where he batted 147-for-458 (.321).

Later in 1942 he joined the

US Navy, where he spent the next three years in military service during World War II – he was stationed, and excelled while playing baseball on military teams, in Oakland and Hawaii.[3]

Boston Red Sox

McGah was the third-string catcher for Boston for much of the 1946 season. He played sparingly, behind more experienced catchers Hal Wagner and Roy Partee. Frankie Pytlak had also started the year catching with the team, but his last appearance was April 25, the day before McGah's first appearance. In 15 games played – two in April, three in May, six in June, and four in September – McGah batted 8-for-37 (.216) with just 1 RBI. The Red Sox went to the 1946 World Series, losing in seven games to the Cardinals, but McGah did not play in the postseason.

At the start of the

American Association.[3]
He appeared in 59 games with the Colonels, batting .218 with 6 home runs and 16 RBI. He did play in 9 games with Boston –1 game in both July and August, then 7 games in September – however was hitless in 14 at bats.

In parts of two seasons with Boston, he was a .157 hitter (8-for-51) with 3 runs scored and 3 RBI in 24 games. In 21 catching appearances, he committed 2 errors in 81 total chances for a .975 fielding percentage.

After the majors

In 1948, McGah – now playing third base[3] – closed out his time in the Red Sox organization with 35 games for Scranton, hitting .248 and again experiencing knee problems. After his baseball career, he and his father were part-owners of the Oakland Raiders[1] – that ownership became the subject of a lawsuit,[4] after McGah died in his hometown in 2002, on the day of his 81st birthday. Some remaining members of his family run a pub, which carries the family name, in Danville, California.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "History – McGah's". mcgahs.com. Retrieved 14 Oct 2016.
  2. ^ "No takers for 31% share of Raiders". SFgate. 25 Nov 2006. Retrieved 14 Oct 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Nowlin, Bill. "Eddie McGah". SABR. Retrieved 14 Oct 2016.
  4. ^ "Raiders ownership suit settled". East Bay Times. 21 Oct 2005. Retrieved 15 Oct 2016.

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