Jim McCormick (pitcher)
| Jim McCormick | |
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McCormick in 1887 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 3 November 1856 Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Died: 10 March 1918 (aged 61) Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 20, 1878, for the Indianapolis Blues | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 7, 1887, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 265–214 |
| Earned run average | 2.43 |
| Strikeouts | 1,704 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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James McCormick (3 November 1856 – 10 March 1918) was a Scottish right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. A native of Glasgow (he was actually born outside the Glasgow boundary, in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire), he was the first ballplayer born in Scotland to appear in a major league game.
McCormick was great friends with Mike "King" Kelly and was also very well liked by Cap Anson, two of the great personalities of early baseball. Anson was McCormick's captain-manager in 1885 and 1886, when Chicago won its last 19th-century pennants.