Harry McCormick (baseball)
Major League Baseball player
Intro | Major League Baseball player | |
A.K.A. | Patrick Henry McCormick | |
A.K.A. | Patrick Henry McCormick | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Athlete Baseball player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 25 October 1855, Syracuse | |
Death | 8 August 1889Syracuse (aged 33 years) |
Patrick Henry McCormick (October 25, 1855 – August 8, 1889) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball in 1879, and from 1881 to 1883. McCormick died in his hometown of Syracuse, New York at the age of 33.
On July 26, 1879, McCormick, the Syracuse Stars' starting pitcher, hit a first-inning homer to beat Tommy Bond and the Boston Red Stockings, 1-0. This is the first and, most likely, will be the only occurrence in major league history that a pitcher will record a 1-0 victory with his own first inning round-tripper being the game's lone run.