George Lewis McCarty (November 17, 1888 – June 9, 1930) was a professional baseball player who was a

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from 1913 to 1921 in the National League. He appeared in the

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as a member of the

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. During his career, in which he appeared in the major leagues in nine consecutive seasons, McCarty was used almost exclusively as a catcher, with the exception of 17 games at first base. He accumulated 1479 regular season at bats with 393 hits for a .266 batting average with 5 home runs and 138 RBI. McCarty reached the major leagues with the

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, making his debut on August 30, 1913. He would play for Brooklyn until being traded to the Giants for

Fred Merkle Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle (also sometimes documented as Frederick Charles Merkle; December 20, 1888 – March 2, 1956), nicknamed "Bonehead", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1926. Although he had a lengthy c ...

on August 25, 1916. On July 24, 1920, McCarty was released by the Giants and claimed on waivers by the

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soon after, where he would finish his major league career.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccarle01.shtml In his lone World Series appearance, in 1917 with the Giants, McCarty had two hits in five at bats, including a triple and an RBI against the White Sox.

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