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Barry McCormick
Full name William Joseph McCormick Born December 25, 1874, Maysville, Kentucky Died January 28, 1956, Cincinnati, Ohio Buried at St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio First Game: September 25, 1895; Final Game: August 30, 1904 Umpired First Game: April 16, 1914 ; Umpired Final Game: October 6, 1929 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 165 Ejections as umpire: 1914 (5), 1915 (7), 1917 (6), 1919 (3), 1920 (4), 1921 (7), 1922 (9), 1923 (7), 1924 (3), 1925 (6), 1926 (6), 1927 (3), 1928 (4), 1929 (3). Total: 73 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1895 LOU N 3 12 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .250 .417 -0.1 1895 LOU N
1896 CHI N 45 168 22 37 3 1 1 23 14 30 0 3 9 .220 .280 .268 -1.6 1896 CHI N
1897 CHI N 101 419 87 112 8 10 2 55 33 51 2 4 44 .267 .324 .348 -1.1 1897 CHI N
1898 CHI N 137 530 76 131 15 9 2 78 47 54 5 12 15 .247 .314 .321 -0.7 1898 CHI N
1899 CHI N 102 376 48 97 15 2 2 52 25 30 4 10 14 .258 .311 .324 -0.6 1899 CHI N
1900 CHI N 110 379 35 83 13 5 3 48 38 44 1 18 8 .219 .292 .303 -2.0 1900 CHI N
1901 CHI N Daily Splits 115 427 45 100 15 6 1 32 31 56 1 4 0 12 .234 .288 .304 -1.4 1901 CHI N
1902 STL A Daily Splits 139 504 55 124 14 4 3 51 37 36 5 16 0 10 .246 .304 .308 -3.0 1902 STL A
1903 STL A Daily Splits 61 207 13 45 6 1 1 16 18 33 1 2 0 5 .217 .283 .271 -0.7 1903 STL A
1903 WAS A Daily Splits 63 219 14 47 10 2 0 23 10 36 2 0 0 3 .215 .255 .279 -0.2 1903 WAS A
1903 TOT A 124 426 27 92 16 3 1 39 28 69 3 2 0 8 .216 .269 .275 -0.9 1903 TOT A
1904 WAS A Daily Splits 113 404 36 88 11 1 0 39 27 69 4 9 0 9 .218 .274 .250 -1.1 1904 WAS A
Total NL ( 7 Years) 613 2311 315 563 69 34 11 288 188 265 13 52 0i 103 .244 .304 .317 -7.5 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 376 1334 118 304 41 8 4 129 92 174 12 27 0 27 .228 .284 .280 -5.0 Total AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 989 3645 433 867 110 42 15 417 280 439 25 79 0i 130 .238 .297 .303 -12.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1895 LOU N SS 2 2 5 0 1 0 1.000
1895 LOU N 2B 1 2 2 1 0 0 .800
1896 CHI N 3B 35 34 72 21 5 0 .835
1896 CHI N SS 6 8 23 8 4 0 .795
1896 CHI N 2B 3 8 3 2 3 0 .846
1896 CHI N OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1897 CHI N 3B 56 62 115 31 10 .851
1897 CHI N SS 46 109 153 28 16 0 .903
1897 CHI N 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1898 CHI N 3B 136 152 322 60 31 1 .888
1898 CHI N SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 .500
1898 CHI N 2B 1 2 3 1 0 0 .833
1899 CHI N 2B 99 200 344 34 47 0 .941
1899 CHI N SS 3 5 7 3 2 0 .800
1900 CHI N SS 84 161 307 48 32 0 .907
1900 CHI N 3B 21 29 57 13 1 .869
1900 CHI N 2B 5 8 14 3 1 0 .880
1901 CHI N Daily Splits SS 112 111 111 990.1i 202 405 59 46 0 .911
1901 CHI N 3B 3 2 2 18 i 4 6 1 0 0 .909
1902 STL A Daily Splits 3B 132 131 131 1169 i 147 271 44 26 0 .905
1902 STL A SS 7 7 6 57 i 10 27 1 2 0 .974
1902 STL A OF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1902 STL A CF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1903 STL A Daily Splits 3B 28 28 28 243 29 54 6 6 0 .933
1903 STL A 2B 28 28 28 248 50 77 4 8 0 .969
1903 STL A SS 4 4 4 36 8 11 1 2 0 .950
1903 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 63 63 63 558.2 130 205 14 27 0 .960
1903 TOT A 2B 91 91 91 806.2 180 282 18 35 0 .963
1904 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 113 113 112 981 i 204 355 37 39 0 .938
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 3B 411 161i 161i 1430 i 457 897 176 79 1i .885
Total ( 8 Years) 2B 314 204i 203i 1787.2i 604 1004 96 125 0 .944
Total ( 9 Years) SS 265 122i 121i 1083.1i 506 939 150 105 0 .906
Total ( 2 Years) OF 2 1i 1i 9 i 3 0 0 0 0i1.000 0 1 1
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 1 1 9 2 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
i - incomplete Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1914 FL Daily 158 92 66 0 0 0 0
1915 FL Daily 157 116 41 0 0 0 0
1917 AL Daily 97 44 41 0 12 0 0
1919 NL Daily 80 33 46 0 0 1 0
1920 NL Daily 105 48 57 0 0 0 0
1921 NL Daily 158 72 84 1 1 0 0
1922 NL Daily 153 79 69 0 5 0 0
1923 NL Daily 142 74 58 0 10 0 0
1924 NL Daily 150 57 60 0 33 0 0
1925 NL Daily 157 77 75 0 5 0 0
1926 NL Daily 157 55 46 1 55 0 0
1927 NL Daily 154 66 60 0 28 0 0
1928 NL Daily 164 67 74 0 23 0 0
1929 NL Daily 150 57 56 0 37 0 0
Total (14 Years) 1982 937 833 2 209 1 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1922 ML Daily 5 1 1 2 1 0 0
1925 ML Daily 7 2 2 2 1 0 0
Total ( 2 Years) 12 3 3 4 2 0 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information
Date Team Ejected Reason
7- 6-1914 BOX BUF F Everett Booe Called third strike
7-29-1914 BOX CHI F Fred Beck Balls and strikes
7-29-1914 BOX CHI F Ad Brennan Balls and strikes
8- 9-1914 BOX BAL F Hack Simmons Call at 2B
9-15-1914 BOX KC F Cliff Daringer Bench jockeying
4-27-1915 BOX BAL F Jimmy Walsh Call at 3B
5- 7-1915 BOX CHI F Joe Tinker HBP non-call
6-11-1915 BOX CHI F Charlie Hanford Called third strike
8-17-1915 BOX CHI F Hans Rasmussen Bench jockeying
9-23-1915 BOX BRO F Lee Magee Fair/foul call
9-28-1915 BOX BAL F Jimmy Smith Fighting
9-28-1915 BOX KC F George Stovall Fighting
5-13-1917 BOX WAS A Eddie Ainsmith Call at HP
5-13-1917 BOX WAS A Joe Leonard Call at HP
5-27-1917 BOX WAS A Nick Altrock Imitating umpire
7-14-1917(2) BOX WAS A Joe Leonard Balls and strikes
7-19-1917 BOX NY A Les Nunamaker Balls and strikes
7-21-1917(1) BOX NY A Roger Peckinpaugh Call at 2B (Threw glove)
7- 9-1919 BOX STL N Dots Miller Interference non-call
7- 9-1919 BOX STL N Gene Paulette Interference non-call (Kicked dirt)
Date Team Ejected Reason
9-16-1919 BOX BRO N Ivy Olson Called third strike (Threw bat)
5-21-1920 BOX PHI N Eppa Rixey Threw ball into stands
5-31-1920(2) BOX PIT N Bill McKechnie Catcher's balk non-call
6- 8-1920 BOX CIN N Edd Roush Delay: lay down in OF during argument
6- 8-1920 BOX CIN N Ivey Wingo Fair/foul call
5-16-1921 BOX BRO N Ivy Olson Balls and strikes
5-28-1921(1) BOX STL N Pickles Dillhoefer Called third strike
5-30-1921(2) BOX STL N Bill Sherdel Called third strike
6-17-1921 BOX PHI N Frank Bruggy Balls and strikes
6-25-1921(1) BOX PHI N Cy Williams Fighting
7- 9-1921 BOX CHI N Oscar Dugey Balls and strikes
9-17-1921 BOX NY N Earl Smith Balls and strikes
4-27-1922 BOX PHI N Goldie Rapp Called third strike
5- 4-1922 BOX CIN N Sam Bohne Balls and strikes
6-27-1922 BOX PHI N Art Fletcher Stalling
7-22-1922 BOX NY N Johnny Rawlings Balls and strikes
9- 2-1922 PHI N Goldie Rapp Call at 1B
9-13-1922 BOX NY N Earl Smith Balls and strikes
9-13-1922 BOX NY N Art Nehf Balls and strikes (Threw glove)
9-21-1922(2) BOX CIN N Jake Daubert Call at 2B
Date Team Ejected Reason
9-21-1922(2) BOX CIN N Pat Duncan Call at 2B
5- 7-1923 BOX NY N Casey Stengel Fighting
5- 7-1923 BOX PHI N Lefty Weinert Fighting
5-15-1923 BOX BOS N Fred Mitchell Call at 3B
5-27-1923 BOX PIT N Charlie Grimm Call at HP
5-30-1923(2) BOX CHI N Vic Aldridge Balls and strikes
8-21-1923 BOX CHI N Oscar Dugey Bench jockeying
8-23-1923 BOX PIT N Walter Mueller Bench jockeying
5-14-1924 BOX STL N Jack Smith Call at HP
6- 5-1924 BOX PIT N Bill McKechnie Balls and strikes
8- 4-1924 BOX STL N Johnny Stuart Bench jockeying
6-15-1925 BOX PIT N George Grantham Threw bat at pitcher
7- 8-1925 BOX BOS N Rube Marquard Balls and strikes
8- 5-1925 BOX STL N Heinie Mueller Call at 2B
8- 6-1925 BOX BOS N Gus Felix Balls and strikes
8- 9-1925 BOX PHI N Bernie Friberg Called third strike
8-25-1925 BOX CHI N Howard Freigau Balls and strikes
5- 5-1926 BOX BOS N Dave Bancroft Balk non-call
6- 6-1926 BOX CHI N Charlie Grimm Call at 1B
7- 1-1926 BOX CHI N Jimmy Cooney Call at 3B (Struck umpire)
Date Team Ejected Reason
7-25-1926 BOX BOS N Art Devlin Fighting
7-25-1926 BOX CIN N Val Picinich Fighting
7-25-1926 BOX CIN N Babe Pinelli Fighting
5-20-1927 BOX PIT N Donie Bush Call at 1B
6-18-1927 BOX PIT N Earl Smith Fighting
7-15-1927 BOX BOS N Dave Bancroft Balls and strikes
5-25-1928 BOX CHI N Gabby Hartnett Balls and strikes
7-26-1928 BOX CIN N Ray Kolp Call at 2B
8-15-1928 BOX PIT N Donie Bush Call at HP
9- 5-1928(2) BOX BOS N Heinie Mueller Called third strike
7-20-1929(2) BOX BRO N Dave Bancroft Call at 2B
8- 5-1929 BOX BRO N Eddie Moore Call at 2B
8-21-1929 BOX PIT N Donie Bush Non-ejection of opponent (Threw bat)
Transaction Information
Traded by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators in exchange for Joe Martin (July
16, 1903 ).
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