The Irish in Baseball

The Sporting Life by Ron Kaplan
 
Jimmy Collins "Pride of the Irish"
From Memories and Dreams, the Hall of Fame's Quarterly Magazine
The Heavenly Twins
Civil War Baseball: Baseball and the Blue and the Gray

Infielders


Big Dan Brouthers*
Eddie Collins* Jimmy Collins*
Joe Cronin*
George Davis*
"Dirty Jack" Doyle
Hughie Jennings*
George Kelly*
Mark McGwire (currently up for removal - email your thoughts)
Irish McIlveen
Stuffy McInnis*
Bill Terry*

Pitchers

Tommy Bond
Candy Cummings*
Whitey Ford*
Pud Galvin*
Kid Gleason
Tim Keefe*
Joe McGinnity*
Tug McGraw
Tony Mullane
Kid Nichols*
Nolan Ryan
Ed Walsh
Mickey Welch

Catchers

Jimmy Archer
Roger Bresnahan*
Mickey Cochrane*
Rick Ferrell*
Tim McCarver
Steve O'Neill


 

Outfielders

Big Ed Delahanty*
Mike Donlin
Patsy Donovan
Hugh Duffy*
Chick Hafey*
Billy Hamilton*
Willie Keeler*
King Kelly*
Joe Kelley*
Andy Leonard
Tommy McCarthy*
Dale Murphy
Jim O'Rourke*
Al Simmons*

Managers

Charlie Comiskey
Joe Cronin*
Ned Hanlon
Miller Huggins*
    Bio
    HOF link
Connie Mack*
Joe McCarthy*
John McGraw*
Bill McKechnie*
Bob O'Farrell
Steve O'Neill

Miscellaneous

Silk O'Loughlin

Umpires
Jocko Conlon
Tom Connolly

* Denotes member of the Hall of Fame

Players Born in Ireland

The Deadball Era
Contains links about deceased Major League Players, and other info.

Interesting Facts

 

Ireland native Jack Doyle is one of 20 major leaguers to have played 100 games at four different positions. He was also reputedly baseball's first pinch hitter, coming off the bench to single for the Giants in 1892.
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George Davis, born to a mill worker father in Cohoes, NY. Davis' grandfather John emigrated to Cohoes in 1847 from County Fermanaugh in Northern Ireland. The place John was born was called Irvingstown. George Davis brought Jack Doyle back to Cohoes for a visit. Incidentally a great rivalry and enmity developed between Doyle and Davis. Source: Walt Lipka, Cohoes
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Tony Mullane was a multi-talented marvel, baseball's first ambidextrous pitcher. He played without a glove, facing the batter with both hands on the ball before throwing it with either one.
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Billy Hamilton is one of only three players in ML history with more runs scored than games played, Hamilton was perhaps the best player of the 1890s.
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Legendary Silk O' Loughlin holds the umpires' record for calling the most no-hitters with seven. He often answered arguing batters with the following: "I have never missed one in my life and it's too late to start now. The Pope for religion, O'Loughlin for baseball. Both infallible."
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Jimmy Walsh

 

 

If you feel a player should be added please send an email to aohdiv61@msn.com and we will take that player under consideration. To be considered a player must be of Irish heritage.

 

Last Updated: 7/6/2006