Tim McGinley

Tim McGinley
Catcher
Born: 1854 (1854)
Philadelphia
Died: November 2, 1899(1899-11-02) (aged 44–45)
Oakland, California
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 21, 1875, for the Philadelphia Centennials
Last MLB appearance
May 15, 1876, for the Boston Red Caps
MLB statistics
Batting average.242
Home runs0
Runs scored23
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Timothy S. McGinley (born 1854 in Philadelphia – November 2, 1899 in Oakland, California), was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher from 1875-1876. He would play for the Philadelphia Centennials, New Haven Elm Citys in the National Association in 1875 and for the Boston Red Caps in the newly-formed National League in 1876.

On April 22, 1876, McGinley was the starting catcher for the Red Caps in the NL's very first game, and recorded the first run in MLB history.[1] McGinley would play a total of only 9 games at the major league level, scoring 5 runs.

References

  1. ^ "MLB reaches 2 million total runs when Minnesota Twins' Josh Donaldson crosses plate". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2021.