Algernon Griggs "Algie" McBride (May 23, 1869 – January 10, 1956), was an American

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player in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born in Washington, D.C. in 1869, he played as an

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for five seasons in

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, beginning with the

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in 1896, played with the

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from 1898 until 1901, and then finished the 1901 season with the

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Career

McBride began his professional baseball career in 1889 with the

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Hawkeyes of the Central Interstate League, and completed the season with the Greenville representative of the

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. He played for the

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of the

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in 1892, and in 1895 he played for both the Rockford Forest City Reds of the

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and the

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Beavers of the Texas and Southern Leagues. On August 14, 1895, following the demise of the Austin team, he was acquired by the Chicago Colts of the

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(NL), and he made his major league debut on May 12, 1896.Spatz, p. 41

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persuaded the team to acquire McBride based on his outstanding Texas League season in 1895, and had expected him to take over the starting job in

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in place of departing

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. However, he appeared in just nine games for the Colts during 1896 season, and had a

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of .241 in 29

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s, and hit first major league

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on May 29 against

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of the Brooklyn Bridgegrooms. He finished the 1896 season with the

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Rippers/Gold Bugs of the Western League. He played for the

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, also of the Western League, for the 1897 season. For the 1898 season, he joined the Cincinnati Reds of the NL, and played in 120

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as their starting

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. He had a batting average of .302 in 486 at bats, scored 94 runs, hit 12

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, and stole 16 bases. In 1899, McBride's playing time dropped to 64 games played, but he did have a .342 batting average, his career-high total for a season. He played in 102 games for Reds in 1900, had a .275 batting average, hit four home runs, and stole 12 bases. McBride appeared in 30 games for the Reds in 1901, and had a batting average of .236, in 123 at bats, before being released by the team on June 28. He was signed by the New York Giants the following day, and on July 25, in a game against the

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, he provided the only hit, a

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, against

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as he defeated

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5–0. He appeared in 68 games, and had a .280 batting average, for the Giants, before being released on September 17. Although he worked out with the 1902 Reds in

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, he was not signed, however, he did play for the

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of the

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that season, his last at the professional level. McBride died at the age of 86 in

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, and is interred at Greenlawn Cemetery in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McBride, Algie Major League Baseball outfielders Chicago Colts players Cincinnati Reds players New York Giants (NL) players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Baseball players from Washington, D.C. 19th-century baseball players 1869 births 1956 deaths Memphis (minor league baseball) players Greenville (minor league baseball) players Mobile (minor league baseball) players Galveston Sand Crabs players Waco Tigers players Austin Beavers players Rockford Forest City players Rockford Reds players St. Paul Saints (Western League) players