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Frank McCormick
Full name Frank Andrew McCormick Born June 9, 1911, New York, New York Died November 21, 1982, Manhasset, New York Buried at Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, New York First Game: September 11, 1934 ; Final Game: October 11, 1948 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 4" Weight: 205 Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1940) Named NL Most Valuable Player by The Sporting News (1940) Named first baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1940) Ejections as player: 1945 (1), 1946 (1). Total: 2 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1934 CIN N Daily Splits 12 16 1 5 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .313 .313 .563 0.0 1934 CIN N
1937 CIN N Daily Splits 24 83 5 27 5 0 0 9 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 5 1 2 .325 .341 .386 -0.1 1937 CIN N
1938 CIN N Daily Splits 151 640 89 209 40 4 5 106 18 7 17 3 10 0 14 15 1 0 .327 .348 .425 -0.7 1938 CIN N
1939 CIN N Daily Splits 156 630 99 209 41 4 18 128 40 8 16 2 4 12 0 26 23 1 0 .332 .367 .495 1.3 1939 CIN N
1940 CIN N Daily Splits 155 618 93 191 44 3 19 127 52 10 26 5 1 0 16 23 2 3 .309 .367 .482 1.1 1940 CIN N
1941 CIN N Daily Splits 154 603 77 162 31 5 17 97 40 9 13 4 6 0 13 22 2 2 .269 .318 .421 -1.2 1941 CIN N
1942 CIN N Daily Splits 145 564 58 156 24 0 13 89 45 9 18 2 5 0 14 14 1 1 .277 .332 .388 -0.2 1942 CIN N
1943 CIN N Daily Splits 126 472 56 143 28 0 8 59 29 9 15 1 4 0 13 8 2 3 .303 .345 .413 1.0 1943 CIN N
1944 CIN N Daily Splits 153 581 85 177 37 3 20 102 57 15 17 4 3 0 12 19 7 2 .305 .371 .482 3.8 1944 CIN N
1945 CIN N Daily Splits 152 580 68 160 33 0 10 81 56 21 22 5 3 0 18 20 6 6 .276 .345 .384 0.1 1945 CIN N
1946 PHI N Daily Splits 135 504 46 143 20 2 11 66 36 4 21 1 2 0 11 11 2 4 .284 .333 .397 0.5 1946 PHI N
1947 PHI N Daily Splits 15 40 7 9 2 0 1 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .225 .279 .350 -0.3 1947 PHI N
1947 BOS N Daily Splits 81 212 24 75 18 2 2 43 11 1 8 0 2 0 2 8 2 0 .354 .386 .486 0.8 1947 BOS N
1947 TOT N 96 252 31 84 20 2 3 51 14 2 10 0 2 0 3 10 2 0 .333 .368 .464 0.5 1947 TOT N
1948 BOS N Daily Splits 75 180 14 45 9 2 4 34 10 2 9 0 4 0 3 5 0 0 .250 .289 .389 -0.4 1948 BOS N
Total (13 Years) Splits 1534 5723 722 1711 334 26 128 954 399 96 189 27 46 12 0 145 176 27 23 .299 .347 .434 5.7 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1939 CIN N Daily Splits 4 15 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .467 1939 CIN N
1940 CIN N Daily Splits 7 28 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .241 .250 1940 CIN N
1948 BOS N Daily Splits 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1948 BOS N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 14 48 3 13 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .271 .286 .313 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1938 NL Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1938 NL
1939 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1939 NL
1940 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1940 NL
1941 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1941 NL
1942 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1942 NL
1946 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1946 NL
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 6 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1934 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 2 1 1 15 16 0 1 1 0 .941
1937 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 20 19 17 170.1 194 16 0 20 0 1.000
1937 CIN N 2B 4 0 0 6.2 4 2 1 0 0 .857
1937 CIN N OF 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1937 CIN N RF 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1938 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 151 151 151 1361.2 1441 95 7 127 0 .995
1939 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 156 156 154 1391.2 1518 100 7 153 0 .996
1940 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 155 155 153 1391.2 1587 98 8 146 0 .995
1941 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 154 154 150 1366.2 1464 92 8 130 0 .995
1942 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 144 144 144 1315.1 1403 101 10 132 0 .993
1943 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 120 120 109 1040 1156 85 6 116 0 .995
1944 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 153 153 150 1370 1508 135 13 130 0 .992
1945 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 151 151 149 1331.1 1469 118 9 104 0 .994
1946 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 134 131 125 1138.1 1185 98 1 92 0 .999
1947 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 12 9 9 80 86 4 1 9 0 .989
1947 BOS N Daily Splits 1B 46 44 37 377.1 428 26 2 31 0 .996
1947 TOT N 1B 58 53 46 457.1 514 30 3 40 0 .995
1948 BOS N Daily Splits 1B 50 43 25 353.2 343 33 5 30 0 .987
Total (13 Years) Splits 1B 1448 1431 1374 12703 13798 1001 78 1221 0 .995
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 4 0 0 6.2 4 2 1 0 0 .857
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1939 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 35.1 32 2 0 1 0 1.000
1940 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 61 59 4 1 8 0 .984
1948 BOS N Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 8 5 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 1B 12 12 12 104.1 96 7 1 10 0 .990
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1938 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 9 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1939 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 8 7 1 0 0 0 1.000
1940 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 1.000
1941 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1942 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 1B 6 2 2 28.2 24 2 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1956 CIN N 4-17 9-30
1957 CIN N 4-16 9-29
Total ( 2 Years)
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9- 5-1945(2) BOX CIN N Larry Goetz Interference non-call
8-16-1946 BOX PHI N Butch Henline Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies for $30000 (December 10, 1945 ).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 14, 1947 ).
Signed by Boston Braves (@May 16, 1947 ).
Released by Boston Braves (October 28, 1948 ).
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