Cal McVey
Calvin Alexander McVey
Born: August 30, 1849
Montrose, IA USA
Deceased: 1926
San Francisco, CA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
Career: 1871-1879
Minor League Statistics
Cal McVey compiled a career batting average of .346 with 11 home runs and 449 RBI in his 530-game career with the Boston Red Stockings, Baltimore Canaries, Chicago White Stockings and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1871 season and last took the field during the 1879 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.91 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.52 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 59.3 | 57 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 245 |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.50 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 92.0 | 129 | 87 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 439 |
| 1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 |
| Totals | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.83 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 176.3 | 235 | 141 | 75 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 813 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 29 | 154 | 153 | 43 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .431 | .435 | .556 | .991 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 46 | 238 | 237 | 56 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .321 | .324 | .380 | .703 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | 38 | 195 | 192 | 49 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .380 | .390 | .490 | .879 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 70 | 344 | 343 | 91 | 123 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .359 | .360 | .481 | .842 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 82 | 390 | 389 | 89 | 138 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .355 | .356 | .517 | .873 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 63 | 310 | 308 | 62 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .347 | .352 | .406 | .757 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 60 | 274 | 266 | 58 | 98 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .368 | .387 | .455 | .842 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1878 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 276 | 271 | 43 | 83 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .306 | .319 | .395 | .714 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 362 | 354 | 64 | 105 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .297 | .312 | .381 | .694 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 530 | 2543 | 2513 | 555 | 869 | 133 | 44 | 11 | 449 | 26 | 2 | 30 | 51 | .346 | .354 | .447 | .800 | 1123 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | C | 29 | 27 | 243.0 | 105 | 12 | 17 | 1 | .873 | 4.333 | 4.034 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 5 | 2 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.200 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | C | 39 | 40 | 324.0 | 149 | 30 | 27 | 2 | .869 | 4.972 | 4.590 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 11 | 6 | 62.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.161 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | C | 25 | 0 | 172.0 | 82 | 15 | 10 | 0 | .907 | 5.076 | 3.880 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | OF | 6 | 0 | 58.0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 2.017 | 2.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | SS | 5 | 0 | 45.0 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .879 | 5.800 | 5.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | 2B | 4 | 0 | 33.0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 4.636 | 4.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | 3B | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 2.813 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1873 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | 1B | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .867 | 8.357 | 4.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 57 | 55 | 483.0 | 64 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .710 | 1.323 | 1.246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | C | 23 | 15 | 127.0 | 66 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .862 | 5.315 | 3.261 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 55 | 0 | 459.0 | 532 | 13 | 29 | 28 | .949 | 1.686 | 9.909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 23 | 0 | 139.0 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .861 | 2.007 | 1.348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | C | 16 | 0 | 127.0 | 74 | 21 | 14 | 1 | .872 | 6.732 | 5.938 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | P | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2.455 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 55 | 0 | 470.0 | 485 | 10 | 21 | 21 | .959 | 9.479 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | P | 11 | 0 | 59.0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 2.136 | 1.273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | C | 6 | 0 | 36.0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 6.000 | 4.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | C | 40 | 0 | 303.0 | 137 | 34 | 28 | 3 | .859 | 5.079 | 4.275 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 17 | 0 | 104.0 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 0 | .837 | 3.548 | 2.412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | P | 17 | 0 | 92.0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | .800 | 1.957 | 1.176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 13.909 | 17.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 2B | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.625 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1878 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 61 | 0 | 541.0 | 78 | 106 | 42 | 6 | .814 | 3.061 | 3.016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1878 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 72 | 0 | 641.0 | 736 | 5 | 42 | 33 | .946 | 1.404 | 1.292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 7 | 0 | 69.0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.826 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1879 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 606 | 145 | 4700.0 | 2690 | 351 | 320 | 98 | .905 | 5.823 | 5.018 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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