Cal McVey was born on Thursday, August 30, 1849, in Montrose, Iowa. McVey was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 5, 1876, with the Chicago White Stockings. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cal McVey baseball stats page.
"There would be brass bands, torches and fireworks, then a big banquet for the players (when they returned to Cincinnati from a road-trip). Once we were met at the railroad station by a horse-drawn bus shaped like a baseball bat, all gilded and draped with flags." - Cal McVey
Cal McVey |
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Cal McVeyCal McVey Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1876 | 27 | White Stockings | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.52 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 59.1 | 245 | 57 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 2 | - | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1877 | 28 | White Stockings | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.50 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 92.0 | 439 | 129 | 46 | 87 | 2 | 11 | - | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1879 | 30 | Reds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 77 | 34 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
3 Years | 31 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.76 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 165.1 | 761 | 220 | 69 | 132 | 3 | 15 | - | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cal McVeyCal McVey Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1876 | 27 | White Stockings | 63 | 308 | 62 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | 0 | - | .347 | .352 | .406 |
1877 | 28 | White Stockings | 60 | 266 | 58 | 98 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | - | 11 | - | - | 0 | - | .368 | .387 | .455 |
1878 | 29 | Reds | 61 | 271 | 43 | 83 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | - | 10 | - | - | 0 | - | .306 | .319 | .395 |
1879 | 30 | Reds | 81 | 354 | 64 | 105 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 8 | - | 13 | - | - | 0 | - | .297 | .312 | .381 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
4 Years | 265 | 1,199 | 227 | 393 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 23 | - | 38 | - | - | 0 | - | .328 | .340 | .407 |
Cal McVeyCal McVey Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1876 White Stockings | 1B | 55 | - | - | 516 | 9.4 | 495 | 485 | 10 | 21 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 0.00 |
1876 White Stockings | 3B | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1876 White Stockings | C | 6 | - | - | 26 | 4.3 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | .923 | 0.00 |
1876 White Stockings | LF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1876 White Stockings | P | 11 | 6 | 178 | 18 | 1.6 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .778 | 2.12 |
1877 White Stockings | 1B | 1 | - | - | 18 | 18.0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 0.00 |
1877 White Stockings | 2B | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1877 White Stockings | 3B | 17 | - | - | 49 | 2.9 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .837 | 0.00 |
1877 White Stockings | C | 40 | - | - | 199 | 5.0 | 171 | 137 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 48 | - | - | .859 | 0.00 |
1877 White Stockings | P | 17 | 10 | 276 | 25 | 1.5 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.96 |
1878 Reds | 3B | 61 | - | - | 226 | 3.7 | 184 | 78 | 106 | 42 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .814 | 0.00 |
1878 Reds | C | 3 | - | - | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1879 Reds | 1B | 72 | - | - | 783 | 10.9 | 741 | 736 | 5 | 42 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 0.00 |
1879 Reds | 3B | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1879 Reds | C | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | .000 | 0.00 |
1879 Reds | OF | 7 | - | - | 16 | 2.3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 0.00 |
1879 Reds | P | 3 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 128 | 0 | 0 | 1,317 | 10.3 | 1,253 | 1,238 | 15 | 64 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 80 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 3.5 | 229 | 100 | 129 | 50 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .821 | 0.00 | |
C Totals | 50 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 4.6 | 201 | 165 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 51 | n/a | 1 | .870 | 0.00 | |
P Totals | 31 | 17 | 496 | 46 | 1.5 | 37 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .804 | 2.01 | |
OF Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
4 Years | 298 | 17 | 496 | 1,894 | 6.4 | 1,739 | 1,525 | 214 | 155 | 64 | 51 | n/a | 1 | .918 | 94.66 |
Cal McVeyCal McVey Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1876 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 308.0 | 77.0 | 5.8 | 4.50 | 1.37 | 0.30 |
1877 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 24.2 | 7.4 | 1.82 | 1.96 | 1.08 |
1878 Reds | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 135.5 | 27.1 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
1879 Reds | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 27.2 | 6.4 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 1.29 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
4 Years | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 399.7 | 31.6 | 7.0 | 2.40 | 1.96 | 0.82 |
Cal McVeyCal McVey Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1876 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1877 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1878 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1879 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
Cal McVey Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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