Mike Mahoney, baseball player, 1897-1898

Mike Mahoney

Born: 12/5/1873 in Boston, MA, USA

Died: 1/3/1940 in Boston, MA, USA

MLB Debut: 1897-05-18 | Final Game: 1898-04-17

Bats: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 220 lbs

Full name: George W. Mahoney

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Biography

Mike Mahoney was a professional baseball player born in 1873, whose career spanned from 1897 to 1905. He played primarily as a position player during the late 19th century, a time when baseball was transitioning from its early days into a more organized and competitive sport. Mahoney's career in Major League Baseball was brief, consisting of only four games. Throughout this limited tenure, he recorded one hit, which contributed to a batting average of .111, and he drove in one run. Despite the short duration of his career, Mahoney's participation in the league during this formative period of baseball history reflects the challenges and opportunities faced by players of his era. The late 1800s were marked by the establishment of professional baseball as a viable career, and while Mahoney's statistical output may not have been prolific, his involvement in the game during its growth phase is a testament to the many players who laid the groundwork for the sport's future.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
4 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.111 0.111 0.111 0.222 0.0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 60.4% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 67.7% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 69.6% below league average.

Career OPS 0.222 vs. league average 0.710 across their career seasons — 68.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1897 BSN NL 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.500 — — — — 0.0
1898 STL NL 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 — — — — 0.0

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 1 1 18.00 0

Career ERA 18.00 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 318.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1897 BSN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 1 18.00 — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 22 1 2 1
C 1 0 1 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1897 BSN C 1 0 1 0 0 0
1897 BSN P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1898 SLN 1B 2 0 22 1 2 1

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 1
First Base 2

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Georgetown University Washington DC 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896