Jimmy McMath
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Jimmy McMath | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Tuscaloosa, Alabama | August 10, 1949|
Died: July 20, 2010 Meadville, Mississippi | (aged 60)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 7, 1968, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 22, 1968, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .143 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Teams | |
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Jimmy Lee McMath (August 10, 1949 – July 20, 2010) was a professional baseball player. He played part of the 1968 season in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, primarily as a left fielder. Listed at 6 feet 1+1⁄2 inches (1.87 m), 195 pounds (88 kg), he batted and threw left-handed.
A native of
McMath garnered some attention after hitting a .388 average in 51 games for the Quincy Cubs of the Midwest League to start 1968. He was promoted to the Double-A San Antonio Missions, where he hit .263 in 75 games. Still just 19 years old, he was promoted to the big club in late September, the youngest player in the National League in 1968. He went 2-for-14 for a .143 average and drove in two runs in just six games. Defensively, he played 3 games at left field with 6 put outs.
McMath split 1969 between San Antonio and the
McMath died in Meadville, Mississippi, at the age of 60.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Obituary