| John O'Rourke | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: August 23, 1849 Bridgeport, Connecticut |
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| Died: June 23, 1911 (aged 59) Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 1, 1879 for the Boston Red Caps |
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| Final game | ||
| September 10, 1883 for the New York Metropolitans |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Metropolitan Club (the New York Metropolitans or the Mets) was a 19th century Professional Baseball team that played in New York Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 295 | |
| Hits | 279 | |
| Runs batted in | 98 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
John W. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches Champions National League: Providence Grays National League final standings Statistical leaders Champions National League: Chicago White Stockings National League final standings Statistical leaders The Metropolitan Club (the New York Metropolitans or the Mets) was a 19th century Professional Baseball team that played in New York Champions National League: Boston Beaneaters American Association: Philadelphia Athletics Inter-State O'Rourke (August 23, 1849 - June 23, 1911) was a 19th century baseball player. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Between 1879 and 1883, he played in the National League with the Boston Red Caps (1879-1880) and in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans (1883). Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball This article refers to the former Baseball major league that existed from 1882 to 1891 The Metropolitan Club (the New York Metropolitans or the Mets) was a 19th century Professional Baseball team that played in New York A center fielder, O'Rourke batted and threw left handed. A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the Outfielder in Baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
In a three-season career, O'Rourke posted a . 295 batting average with 11 home runs and 98 RBI in 230 games. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has
O'Rourke died in Boston, Massachusetts, at age 61.
Best season
- 1879 - Led National League in slugging percentage (. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. 521) and RBI (62), and finished fourth in the batting race with a . 341 BA behind Paul Hines (. Paul Aloysius Hines ( March 1 1855 – July 10 1935) was an American Center fielder in professional 357), his younger brother Jim O'Rourke (. For the musician see Jim O'Rourke (musician James Henry O'Rourke ( September 1, 1850 - January 8, 1919) nicknamed 348), and King Kelly (. For the unrelated fictitious baseball character King Kelly see It Happens Every Spring. 348).
See also
Sources
| Preceded by Paul Hines |
National League RBI Champion 1879 (with Charley Jones) |
Succeeded by Cap Anson |
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