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American baseball player (1892-1942)

Baseball player
Norm McNeil
Catcher
Born: (1892-10-22)October 22, 1892
Chicago, Illinois, US
Died: April 11, 1942(1942-04-11) (aged 49)
Buffalo, New York, US
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 1919, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1919, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.333 (3-for-9)
RBI0
Home runs0
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Norman Francis McNeil (October 22, 1892 – April 11, 1942) was a professional baseball catcher and manager. He played five games with the 1919 Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. He later was a manager in the minor leagues.

Biography

McNeil played 10 seasons in the minor leagues, 1914–1918 and 1920–1924. He played in 565 games, making all of his defensive appearances as a catcher.

McNiel played in five major league games with the Boston Red Sox during the 1919 season; one game in June, one in August, and three in September. All of his at bats came during the three September games, when he batted 3-for-9. Two of his hits came against Bob Shawkey of the New York Yankees in McNeil's final game with the Red Sox, on September 24.

In 1923, McNiel was a player-manager with the minor league Frederick Hustlers in Frederick, Maryland. After his playing career, he served as manager of the minor league Johnstown Johnnies in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, during the 1925, 1926, and 1929 seasons.

Born in Chicago in 1892, McNeil died in Buffalo, New York, at age 49 in 1942. He was interred in Cheektowaga, New York.

References

  1. ^ "Norm McNeil Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Norm McNeil". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. "The 1919 BOS A Regular Season Batting Log for Norm McNeil". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. "New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (2)". Retrosheet. September 24, 1919. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. "Norm McNeil, Former Minor Leaguer, Dies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. April 12, 1942. p. 39. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

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