Misplaced Pages

Mike Sullivan
Sullivan in Washington Nationals uniform
Pitcher
Born: (1870-10-23)October 23, 1870 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: June 14, 1906(1906-06-14) (aged 35) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
MLB debut
June 17, 1889, for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
October 12, 1899, for the Boston Beaneaters
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	54–65
Earned run average	5.04
Strikeouts	285
Teams
Washington Nationals (1889) Chicago Colts (1890) Philadelphia Athletics (1891) New York Giants (1891) Cincinnati Reds (1892–1893) Washington Senators (1894) Cleveland Spiders (1894–1895) New York Giants (1896–1897) Boston Beaneaters (1899)

Michael Joseph Sullivan (October 23, 1870 – June 14, 1906) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1886 to 1899 for the Washington Nationals (1889), Chicago Colts (1890), Philadelphia Athletics (1891), New York Giants (1891 and 1896–97), Cincinnati Reds (1892–93), Washington Senators (1894), Cleveland Spiders (1894–95) and the Boston Beaneaters (1899).

He led the National League in win–loss percentage (.750) in 1892.

In 10 seasons he had a 54–65 win–loss record, 160 games (119 started), 99 complete games, 1 shutout, 40 games finished, 4 saves, 1,111+1⁄3 innings pitched, 1,292 hits allowed, 892 runs allowed, 622 earned runs allowed, 45 home runs allowed, 568 walks allowed, 285 strikeouts, 18 hit batsmen, 76 wild pitches, a 5.04 ERA and a 1.674 WHIP.

Sullivan graduated from Boston University School of Law and served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Massachusetts Senate and for three terms on the Massachusetts Governor's Council. He was running for Congress as the representative of Massachusetts's 10th congressional district when he collapsed in the office of Boston Mayor John F. Fitzgerald and was pronounced dead at Boston City Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage.

References

1. "Hon. Michael J. Sullivan". Boston Evening Transcript. June 15, 1906. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

External links

Media related to Mike Sullivan (pitcher) at Wikimedia Commons

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference
• Mike Sullivan at SABR Bio Project

This article about a member of the Massachusetts State Senate is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This article about a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1860s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• 1870 births
• 1906 deaths
• Boston Beaneaters players
• Boston University Terriers baseball players
• Cincinnati Reds players
• Chicago Colts players
• Cleveland Spiders players
• Major League Baseball pitchers
• New York Giants (baseball) players
• Philadelphia Athletics (AA 1891) players
• Washington Senators (1891–1899) players
• 19th-century baseball players
• Worcester Grays players
• Troy Trojans (minor league) players
• Providence Clamdiggers (baseball) players
• Albany Senators players
• Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
• Utica Stars players
• Portland (minor league baseball) players
• Bangor Millionaires players
• Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
• Baseball players from Boston
• Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators
• Boston University School of Law alumni
• Members of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
• Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• American athlete-politicians
• English High School of Boston alumni
• People from South Boston
• Massachusetts state senator stubs
• Massachusetts State House of Representatives stubs
• American baseball pitcher, 1860s births stubs