James McDermott (1846 - September 4, 1882) was an American baseball player in the first professional league. He played two games in the outfield for the 1871

Fort Wayne Kekiongas The Fort Wayne Kekiongas were a professional baseball team, notable for winning the first professional league game on May 4, 1871. Though based in Fort Wayne, they were usually listed in game reports as simply "Kekionga" or "the Kekiongas", per the ...

and seven games as pitcher for the 1872

Brooklyn Eckfords Eckford of Brooklyn, or simply Eckford, was an American baseball club from 1855 to 1872. When the Union Grounds opened on May 15, 1862 for baseball in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it became the first enclosed baseball grounds in America. Three clubs cal ...

. McDermott previously played for the Eckfords in the second of that club's professional seasons, 1870. While the team won 2, tied 1, and lost 12 pro matches, he was the regular pitcher. Overall, he appeared in 20 games on record, one behind the team leaders, and he was an ordinary batter in the company of his teammates. Wright, Marshall D. ''The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857–1870''. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co. 2000. Page 304.
Coverage of NABBP play, even the list of a player's teams, is generally limited to the record that Wright has published, which is compiled from various sources and commonly limited to regular and important substitute players.

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Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Eckfords (NABBP) players Fort Wayne Kekiongas players Brooklyn Eckfords players 19th-century baseball players 1846 births 1882 deaths Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn {{US-baseball-pitcher-1840s-stub