Mike McCormick (outfielder)

For other people of the same name, see Mike McCormick (disambiguation).

Mike McCormick
Outfielder
Born: (1917-05-06)May 6, 1917 Angels Camp, California
Died: Los Angeles
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1940, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1951, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average	.275
Home runs	14
Runs batted in	215
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1940–1943, 1946) Boston Braves (1946–1948) Brooklyn Dodgers (1949) New York Giants (1950) Chicago White Sox (1950) Washington Senators (1951)
Career highlights and awards
1940 World Series Championship

Myron Winthrop "Mike" McCormick (May 6, 1917 – April 13, 1976) was an American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (1940–43 and 1946), Boston Braves (1946–48), Brooklyn Dodgers (1949), New York Giants (1950), Chicago White Sox (1950) and Washington Senators (1951) of Major League Baseball.

McCormick was born in Angels Camp, California, stood 6 feet (180 cm) tall, weighed 190 pounds (86 kg), and threw and batted right-handed. He helped the Reds win the 1940 World Series, the Braves win the 1948 National League pennant and the Dodgers win the 1949 NL pennant. He led the National League in sacrifice hits in 1940.

In 10 seasons he played in 748 Games and had 2,325 At Bats, 302 Runs, 640 Hits, 100 Doubles, 29 Triples, 14 Home Runs, 215 RBI, 16 Stolen Bases, 188 Walks, .275 Batting Average, .330 On-base percentage, .361 Slugging Percentage, 840 Total Bases and 72 Sacrifice Hits.

McCormick died in Los Angeles, at the age of 58.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)