John Reid McIntire (January 11, 1879 – January 9, 1949) was a
pitcher
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for the
Brooklyn Superbas
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(1905–1909),
Chicago Cubs
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(1910–1912) and
Cincinnati Reds
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(1913).
He helped the Cubs win the 1910 National League Pennant.
McIntire led the National League in Hits Allowed (340), Earned Runs Allowed (127) and Hit Batsmen (20) in 1905. He also led the league in Hits Batsmen in 1908 (20) and 1909 (21).
In 9 seasons he had a 71–117 Win–loss record, 237 Games, 188 Games Started, 140 Complete Games, 17 Shutouts, 40 Games Finished, 7 Saves, 1,650 Innings Pitched, 1,555 Hits Allowed, 778 Runs Allowed, 590 Earned Runs Allowed, 34 Home Runs Allowed, 539 Walks Allowed, 626 Strikeouts, 96 Hit Batsmen, 14 Wild Pitches, 6,753 Batters Faced and 3.22 ERA.
McIntire was good with the bat, posting a .218
batting average
Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic.
Cricket
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(134-for-615) scoring 54
runs, 2
home runs
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, 39
RBIs
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and drawing 29
bases on balls
A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Se ...
in his nine year major league career.
McIntire died in
Daytona Beach, Florida
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at the age of 69.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
In baseball, hit by pitch
In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is an event in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB). A hit batsman is ...
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1879 births
1949 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Brooklyn Superbas players
Chicago Cubs players
Cincinnati Reds players
Baseball players from Dayton, Ohio
Nashville Vols players
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