32-422: John McMullin may refer to: John McMullin (baseball) John McMullin (golfer) John McMullin (silversmith) See also [ edit ] John McMullen (disambiguation) John McMullan , American football player John McMullan (cricketer) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
64-519: A "nickname" was often the team name itself, with its base city "understood" and was so listed in the standings; for example the Atlantic Base Ball Club, which was located in Brooklyn. Rather than "Brooklyn Atlantics", the team was simply called "Atlantic", or "Atlantic of Brooklyn" if deemed necessary by the writer. Another common practice was to refer to the team in the plural, hence the "Bostons"
96-510: A batter, he produced a .279 batting average with 32 runs batted in , and stole 11 bases. After this season, McMullin would be limited to occasional appearances as a pitcher. In 1872 , McMullin played for the New York Mutuals , mainly as a left fielder. In 54 games, his batting average sunk to .254, although he led the Mutuals in walks with 11. McMullin made 3 appearances at pitcher during
128-605: A complete game victory in which he pitched eight innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on ten hits and a walk. McMullin remained with the Athletics in 1874 . Playing mainly in center field, he hit a team-best .346, slugged 10 doubles, two triples, and the first two home runs of his career, scored 61 runs, and drove in 32. Besides batting average, he led the Athletics in hits (90), walks (8), on-base percentage (.366), and on-base plus slugging (.789). McMullin finished fifth in
160-621: The National Association ( NA ), was the first fully- professional sports league in baseball . The NA was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season. It succeeded and incorporated several professional clubs from the previous National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) of 1857–1870, sometimes called "the amateur Association". In turn, several NA clubs created the succeeding National League of Professional Baseball Clubs (the National League , founded 1876), which joined with
192-542: The Rockford Forest Citys , when he gave up 15 runs (nine earned) in the first eight innings and switched positions with shortstop Dickie Flowers for the ninth. In total, McMullin pitched 249 innings in 1871 and compiled a 12–15 won–lost record , a 5.53 earned run average , and 12 strikeouts . He gave up the most hits (430), walks (75), and earned runs (153) of any pitcher in the National Association. As
224-493: The St. Louis Brown Stockings from the NA plus independent clubs Louisville and Cincinnati. Several factors limited the lifespan of the National Association including dominance by a single team (Boston) for most of the league's existence, instability of franchises as several were placed in cities too small to financially support professional baseball, lack of central authority, and suspicions of
256-714: The Union of Morrisania ), McMullin was the only regular left-hand pitcher in the 1871 National Association (the first pro league season). McMullin started all 29 games of the 1871 Troy Haymakers season and completed 28, including a game against the Philadelphia Athletics on June 28 which ended with a score of 49–33. In the slugfest, the Troy pitcher gave up all 49 Philadelphia runs (31 of which were earned ) on 42 hits and seven walks , while striking out none. The lone game McMullin did not complete took place on September 5 against
288-459: The "Chicagos" or the "Mutuals". Frequently sportswriters would apply a creative pseudonym to call the team by in newspaper articles, often using one with something to do with the team colors, such as the Red Stockings or Red Caps (Boston), White Stockings (Chicago), Green Stockings (Mutual of New York), and Canaries (the yellow-uniformed Lord Baltimore). This practice of using the singular form of
320-443: The "major leaguers" who define the scope within baseball references such as Retrosheet . In 1969, Major League Baseball's newly formed Special Baseball Records Committee decided that the National Association should be excluded from major league status, citing the association's "erratic schedule and procedures" as well as a history of gambling and "poor newspaper coverage". Thus, when the landmark 1969 Macmillan Baseball Encyclopedia
352-525: The "nickname" as the team name faded with time, although as recently as the early 1900s the team generally known as " Philadelphia Athletics " was shown in the American League standings as the traditional way of "Athletic". That team sported an old-English "A" on its jerseys, as had its nominative predecessors. Later, the Encyclopedia of Baseball attempted to retrofit the names into a modern context. In
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#1733085201301384-637: The 1868 season, two Cincinnati clubs both acquired four or five players from the east; presumably they were compensated somehow. John McMullin joined the Buckeyes and played catcher more than any other position. Evidently the second-best team in the west, they proved (fatally) to be second-best in the city behind the Cincinnati Red Stockings , and did not survive to contest the first openly professional pennant race next season. McMullin returned to his native city, now to be catcher, pitcher, and shortstop for
416-564: The American League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (the American League , founded 1901) to form Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1903. In 1869, the previously amateur National Association of Base Ball Players, in response to concerns that some teams were paying players, established a professional category. The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first team to declare their desire to become fully professional. Other teams quickly followed suit. By 1871, several clubs, wanting to separate fully from
448-486: The Major League Baseball of its day", but they nevertheless decided not to combine their NA records with later leagues, to avoid confusing conflicts with totals shown in the "official records". Professional baseball clubs in the 19th century were often known by what is now regarded as a "nickname", although it was actually the club's name. This was a practice carried over from the amateur days. The singular form of
480-707: The NA have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame : George Wright was the first NA inductee ( 1937 ) and Deacon White is the most recent ( 2013 ). Four of the eight had significant playing careers in the National League or other major leagues after their time in the NA: Anson, Galvin, O'Rourke, and White, each of whom was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player. The other four—Cummings, Spalding, and brothers George and Harry Wright—were each inducted into
512-766: The NA should be included in the major leagues, despite its acknowledged flaws, pointing out the same flaws existed in other leagues as well, and called the Committee's decision "a modern-day value judgment that doesn't hold up". The committee's decision has been criticized for favoring the owner-run National League over the player-dominated National Association. David Nemec 's The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Major League Baseball includes players' National Association statistics in their major league totals; Nemec states that his compendium "is not bound by major league baseball's decision to treat its statistics separately", points out that "the National Association contained most of
544-420: The National Association are its status as the first fully professional baseball league, the fact that several of its teams continued on as part of the National League when it was founded in 1876, and the much more complete state of National Association records today than they were in 1969, thanks to research efforts by a number of baseball historians. In 1982, Sports Illustrated writer Marc Onigman argued that
576-582: The White Stockings, and his slugging percentage of .360 was second on the team, but he also led the team in times caught stealing, with 10, and strikeouts, with 12. After not pitching at all the prior year, McMullin made four relief appearances for the Whites, posting a 7.94 ERA in 11.1 innings. Although McMullin did not play in the new National League in 1876 , he umpired three games in Philadelphia during
608-433: The amateur association, broke away to found the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. (The remaining amateur clubs founded the National Association of Amateur Base Ball Players, which only lasted two years). In 1876, wanting an even stronger central organization, six clubs from the NA and two independents established the National League : Boston Red Stockings , Hartford , Mutual , Athletic , Chicago , and
640-399: The best professional players of its time", and also argues that the National Association is more entitled to major league status than the 1884 Union Association (which has been officially recognized as a major league by Major League Baseball). The editors of The 2007 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia also registered their disagreement with the NA's exclusion, arguing that the NA "was indisputably
672-453: The following list, the bold names are the names most often used by contemporary newspapers in league standings, and the linked names after them are those typically ascribed to the teams now, using the Encyclopedia of Baseball standard. Before 1883, team order in baseball standings was determined by the number of games a team won, not by winning percentage . For each of the five NA seasons,
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#1733085201301704-473: The influence of gamblers. Whether to cover the NA as a major league is a recurring matter of difference in historical work on American baseball among historians, encyclopedists, database builders, and others. Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall of Fame do not recognize it as a major league, but the NA comprised most of the professional clubs and the highest caliber of play then in existence. Its players, managers, and umpires are included among
736-566: The league champion had both the most games won and the best winning percentage. The placement of other clubs may vary—for example, the 1872 Philadelphia Athletics finished in fourth place (based on their win total), while recording the second-best winning percentage. The NA did not have a postseason; champions were determined by final standings at the end of the season. † Individual statistics from tie games count towards players' career totals, but tie games are excluded when computing winning percentage and games behind . Eight people who played in
768-698: The league in batting average, and third in on-base percentage. However, his 13 strikeouts tied him with Johnny Ryan and Billy Barnie for the most by a batter. Also in 1874, McMullin served as the home plate umpire for a game on October 19 between the Philadelphia White Stockings and the Boston Red Stockings . In 1875 , McMullin moved to the crosstown Philadelphia White Stockings . Although his batting average slipped to .257, he continued to hit for power, with nine doubles, four triples, and two home runs among his 57 hits. His two homers led
800-521: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_McMullin&oldid=1085445112 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John McMullin (baseball) John F. McMullin (April 1, 1849 – April 11, 1881)
832-591: The season, on June 14, June 15, and July 21. McMullin played for and managed a Philadelphia-based team in the League Alliance , baseball's first semi-affiliated minor league, in 1877 . McMullin died of pneumonia on April 11, 1881, in Philadelphia, and is buried there in Old Cathedral Cemetery. National Association of Professional Base Ball Players The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players ( NAPBBP ), often known simply as
864-474: The supreme Athletics. He played 49 of 53 known games in 1869, the leading number, and held his own in the powerful lineup. For the 1870 season at age 21, McMullin became a regular pitcher for the Haymakers of Troy, New York , a pro team of average strength, with a powerful lineup but not much pitching. Although there was at least one other regular lefty pitcher on the professional teams of 1870 ( Charlie Pabor of
896-602: The year, the first being a start on April 24 against the Washington Nationals , in New York's third game of the season. He pitched a complete game , gave up eight hits and seven runs (two earned) in nine innings, and was credited with the win. His next pitching appearance came on May 18, when he pitched the last four innings of a 24-6 rout against the Brooklyn Eckfords . Although the statistic did not exist then, McMullin
928-466: Was an American professional baseball player. During the first professional league season in 1871 , he was the only regular left-handed pitcher , while in later seasons he mainly played the outfield . After playing almost every game throughout the five National Association seasons (1871–1875), he did not play a single game in the National League that succeeded it. He died in his native Philadelphia five years later, only 32 years old. McMullin
960-479: Was born on April 1, 1849, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1867 the 19-year-old McMullin was a regular outfielder for the Keystone club of Philadelphia in the nominally amateur National Association of Base Ball Players . Keystone fielded Philadelphia's second team by playing strength, behind the Athletics . Half the team scored more than three runs per game, including McMullin with 47 in 13 games now on record. For
992-527: Was published, National Association records were not included in totals for such early stars as Cap Anson . Arguments against including the NA as a major league generally revolve around the league's quality of play, significant differences in the sport's rules during the era, and the instability of the league (as many teams lasted only one season or part of a season), and the poor state of the NA records. The Special Baseball Records Committee's decision has faced continuing criticism. Oft-cited arguments in favor of
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1024-554: Was retroactively credited with the save , the only one of his career. His final appearance as a pitcher in 1872 came on June 8, on the other side of a lopsided game, as he entered with a 15-run deficit and pitched the last two innings of an eventual 19-0 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics . McMullin finished the season with a 3.60 ERA in 15 innings. In 1873 , McMullin joined his hometown Philadelphia Athletics . Again playing mostly left field, he batted .273 with 28 RBIs and 9 stolen bases in 52 games. He made one appearance at pitcher,
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