Mike McGeary

Mike McGeary
Infielder
Born: November 16, 1850
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: October 2, 1933(1933-10-02) (aged 82)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 9, 1871, for the Troy Haymakers
Last MLB appearance
June 26, 1882, for the Detroit Wolverines
MLB statistics
Batting average.276
Runs scored484
Runs batted in236
Teams
  National Association of Base Ball Players
Troy Haymakers (1870)
  League Player
Troy Haymakers (1871)
Philadelphia Athletics (NA) (1872–1874)
Philadelphia White Stockings (1875)
St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876–1877)
Providence Grays (1879–1880)
Cleveland Blues (1880–1881)
Detroit Wolverines (1882)
  League Manager
Philadelphia White Stockings (1875)
Providence Grays (1880)
Cleveland Blues (1881)

Michael Henry McGeary (November 16, 1850 – October 2, 1933) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1871 to 1882. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, playing principally as an infielder and catcher, for seven different major league clubs: the Troy Haymakers (1870–1871), the Philadelphia Athletics (NA) (1872–1874), the Philadelphia White Stockings (1875), the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876–1877), the Providence Grays (1879–1880), the Cleveland Blues (1880–1881) and the Detroit Wolverines (1882). Three of those clubs, the Philadelphia White Stockings, Providence Grays and Cleveland Blues, also employed him as player-manager.

In 11 major league seasons, McGeary compiled a .276 career batting average with 484 runs scored in 547 major league games. Rumors that he threw games persisted throughout his career, though such rumors were never proven.