Doc McMahon
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Henry John McMahon was a RH starting pitcher
in Major League Baseball
who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox
during the 1908
season. McMahon was born in Woburn, Massachusetts
. He attended College of the Holy Cross
.
Little is known about this pitcher who played for the Red Sox in their inaugural season. McMahon was a major leaguer whose career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different than that of Moonlight Graham
or Eddie Gaedel
.
McMahon was 21 years old when he entered the majors on October 6, 1908 with Boston. He started against the New York Highlanders
at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds
and collected a 11–3, complete game
victory, allowing three earned runs (3.00 ERA
), 14 hits
and three strikeout
s without walks
over 9.0 innings of work. He helped himself with the bat, hitting 2-for-5, and never appeared in a major league game again.
McMahon died in his homeland of Woburn, Massachusetts, eight days short of his 43rd birthday.
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
during the 1908
1908 in baseball
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season. McMahon was born in Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...
. He attended College of the Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...
.
Little is known about this pitcher who played for the Red Sox in their inaugural season. McMahon was a major leaguer whose career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different than that of Moonlight Graham
Moonlight Graham
Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham was an American professional baseball player who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants on June 29, 1905. His story was popularized by Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P...
or Eddie Gaedel
Eddie Gaedel
Edward Carl Gaedel was an American with dwarfism who became famous for participating in a Major League Baseball game....
.
McMahon was 21 years old when he entered the majors on October 6, 1908 with Boston. He started against the New York Highlanders
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds
Huntington Avenue Grounds
Huntington Avenue American League Base Ball Grounds is the full name of the baseball stadium that formerly stood in Boston, Massachusetts and was home to the Boston Red Sox from 1901-1911...
and collected a 11–3, complete game
Complete game
In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...
victory, allowing three earned runs (3.00 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
), 14 hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
and three strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
s without walks
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
over 9.0 innings of work. He helped himself with the bat, hitting 2-for-5, and never appeared in a major league game again.
McMahon died in his homeland of Woburn, Massachusetts, eight days short of his 43rd birthday.