Player
Cal McVey
Player Info
- Full Name
- Calvin Alexander
- Born
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August 30, 1849
Montrose, IA, USA - Died
- August 20, 1926
- Size
- 5'9" / 170 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 5, 1871
- Final Game
- September 30, 1879
- Career
- 9 years
Teams
- Boston Red Stockings 1871-1875
- Baltimore Canaries 1873-1873
- Chicago Cubs 1876-1877
- Cincinnati Reds 1878-1879
Career Batting
530
G
.346
AVG
869
H
11
HR
449
RBI
.800
OPS
160
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
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Career Pitching
10-12
W-L
3.83
ERA
34
G
37
SO
5
SV
1.42
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | 8.36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1877 | Chicago White Stockings | 4 | 8 | 4.50 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 92.0 | 20 | 11 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | 5 | 2 | 1.52 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 59.1 | 9 | 2 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 |
Advanced Pitching
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| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | NL | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1.29 | 2.571 | |
| 1877 | NL | 92.0 | 1.96 | 1.08 | 1.522 | ✓ |
| 1876 | NL | 59.3 | 1.37 | 0.30 | 0.994 | |
| 1875 | NA | 11.0 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 1.455 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 354 | 105 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 64 | .297 |
| 1878 | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 271 | 83 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 43 | .306 |
| 1877 | Chicago White Stockings | 60 | 266 | 98 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 58 | .368 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | 63 | 308 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 62 | .347 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | 82 | 389 | 138 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 89 | .355 |
| 1874 | Boston Red Stockings | 70 | 343 | 123 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 91 | .359 |
| 1873 | Baltimore Canaries | 38 | 192 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 49 | .380 |
| 1872 | Boston Red Stockings | 46 | 237 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 56 | .321 |
| 1871 | Boston Red Stockings | 29 | 153 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 43 | .431 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | NL | 362 | .085 | .308 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 131 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1878 | NL | 276 | .089 | .313 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 138 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| 1877 | NL | 274 | .087 | .384 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 169 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1876 | NL | 310 | .058 | .350 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 153 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| 1875 | NA | 390 | .162 | .354 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 203 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| 1874 | NA | 344 | .122 | .356 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 172 | 6.8 | ✓ |
| 1873 | NA | 195 | .109 | .378 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 165 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| 1872 | NA | 238 | .059 | .322 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 118 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1871 | NA | 154 | .124 | .437 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 184 | 0.0 | ✓ |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 186 | 1,783 | 28 | 95 | 84 | .950 |
| C | 182 | 641 | 123 | 110 | 7 | .874 |
| OF | 110 | 130 | 9 | 40 | 0 | .777 |
| 3B | 84 | 104 | 132 | 55 | 6 | .811 |
| P | 34 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 0 | .800 |
| 2B | 5 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .786 |
| SS | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .879 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 72 | 736 | 5 | 42 | 33 | .946 |
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .875 |
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1878 | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 61 | 78 | 106 | 42 | 6 | .814 |
| 1878 | Cincinnati Reds | C | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1877 | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .944 |
| 1877 | Chicago White Stockings | 2B | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1877 | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 17 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 0 | .837 |
| 1877 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 40 | 137 | 34 | 28 | 3 | .859 |
| 1877 | Chicago White Stockings | P | 17 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | .800 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 55 | 485 | 10 | 21 | 21 | .959 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 6 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .923 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1876 | Chicago White Stockings | P | 11 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .778 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 55 | 532 | 13 | 29 | 28 | .949 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | C | 16 | 74 | 21 | 14 | 1 | .872 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 23 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .861 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| 1874 | Boston Red Stockings | C | 23 | 66 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .862 |
| 1874 | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 57 | 64 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .710 |
| 1873 | Baltimore Canaries | 1B | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .867 |
| 1873 | Baltimore Canaries | 2B | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .739 |
| 1873 | Baltimore Canaries | 3B | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .500 |
| 1873 | Baltimore Canaries | C | 25 | 82 | 15 | 10 | 0 | .907 |
| 1873 | Baltimore Canaries | OF | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .867 |
| 1873 | Baltimore Canaries | SS | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .879 |
| 1872 | Boston Red Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1872 | Boston Red Stockings | C | 39 | 149 | 30 | 27 | 2 | .869 |
| 1872 | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 |
| 1871 | Boston Red Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1871 | Boston Red Stockings | C | 29 | 105 | 12 | 17 | 1 | .873 |
| 1871 | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
Managerial record: 91-64 (.587)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 63 | 34 | 28 | .548 | 5 | Player-Mgr |
| 1878 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 61 | 37 | 23 | .617 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1873 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 33 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3 | Player-Mgr |