Mickey McDermott

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: April 29, 1929 in Poughkeepsie, NY us

Died: August 7, 2003 in Phoenix, AZ

High School: St. Patrick's HS (Elizabeth, NJ)

Debut: April 24, 1948 (Age 18-361d, 10,497th in major league history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: August 10, 1961 (Age 32-103d)
vs. BAL 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 6 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Maurice Joseph McDermott

Nicknames: Maury

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1956 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.2

ERA

3.91

291

156

1316.2

757

WHIP

1.518

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1945	16	BOS-min	A	2	5	.286	3.39	13	7	4	2	1		69.0	71	39	26		31		42	1	0	3				1.478	9.3		4.0	5.5	1.35	SCR EL
1946	17	BOS-min	A	16	6	.727	3.29	30	24	3	14	1		175.0	136	78	64		105		144	5	1	6				1.377	7.0		5.4	7.4	1.37	SCR EL
1947	18	BOS-min	A,AAA	13	4	.765	3.28	23	4	1	15	1		159.0	119	70	58		103		161	2	0	4				1.396	6.7		5.8	9.1	1.56	SCR,LOU EL,AA
1948	19	BOS-min	A	3	6	.333	2.07	11	10		9	1		87.0	56	25	20		43		115	1	1	1				1.138	5.8		4.4	11.9	2.67	SCR EL
1948	19	BOS	AL	0	0		6.17	7	0	5	0	0	0	23.1	16	18	16	2	35	1	17	1	1	3	114	72	7.04	2.186	6.2	0.8	13.5	6.6	0.49
1949	20	BOS-min	AAA	6	4	.600	3.27	11			7	1		77.0	53	33	28		54		116	1	1	2				1.390	6.2		6.3	13.6	2.15	LOU AA
1949	20	BOS	AL	5	4	.556	4.05	12	12	0	6	2	0	80.0	63	37	36	5	52	0	50	3	0	2	349	108	4.14	1.438	7.1	0.6	5.9	5.6	0.96
1950	21	BOS	AL	7	3	.700	5.19	38	15	16	4	0	5	130.0	119	80	75	8	124	1	96	2	4	4	609	95	4.81	1.869	8.2	0.6	8.6	6.6	0.77
1951	22	BOS	AL	8	8	.500	3.35	34	19	10	9	1	3	172.0	141	72	64	9	92	1	127	5	0	2	729	133	3.37	1.355	7.4	0.5	4.8	*6.6*	1.38
1952	23	BOS	AL	10	9	.526	3.72	30	21	4	7	2	0	162.0	139	70	67	14	92	1	117	3	0	2	693	106	3.83	1.426	7.7	0.8	5.1	6.5	1.27
1953	24	BOS	AL	18	10	.643	3.01	32	30	1	8	4	0	206.1	169	82	69	9	109	3	92	2	1	5	876	138	3.88	1.347	7.4	0.4	4.8	4.0	0.84
1954	25	WSH	AL	7	15	.318	3.44	30	26	4	11	1	1	196.1	172	95	75	8	110	6	95	3	0	4	851	104	3.69	1.436	7.9	0.4	5.0	4.4	0.86
1955	26	WSH	AL	10	10	.500	3.75	31	20	7	8	1	1	156.0	140	75	65	9	100	2	78	9	0	4	700	105	4.21	1.538	8.1	0.5	5.8	4.5	0.78
1956	27	NYY	AL	2	6	.250	4.24	23	9	11	1	0	0	87.0	85	46	41	10	47	2	38	0	0	2	384	92	4.61	1.517	8.8	1.0	4.9	3.9	0.81
1957	28	KCA	AL	1	4	.200	5.48	29	4	14	0	0	0	69.0	68	47	42	9	50	2	29	0	0	5	316	72	5.48	1.710	8.9	1.2	6.5	3.8	0.58
1958	29	PHI-min	AAA	5	6	.455	1.86	17	10		4	1		92.0	62	23	19	6	34	1	57	4	0	2				1.043	6.1	0.6	3.3	5.6	1.68	MIA IL
1958	29	DET	AL	0	0		9.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	14	53	5.48	4.000	27.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

1959	30	BAL-min	AAA	3	7	.300	5.66	23	7		0	0		70.0	91	52	44	5	32	5	43	2	1	3				1.757	11.7	0.6	4.1	5.5	1.34	MIA IL
1961	32	TOT	MLB	1	0	1.000	5.51	23	0	14	0	0	4	32.2	43	29	20	3	25	2	18	0	1	5	166	81	4.96	2.082	11.8	0.8	6.9	5.0	0.72
1961	32	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	3.67	19	0	13	0	0	4	27.0	29	17	11	3	15	2	15	0	0	2	125	121	4.57	1.630	9.7	1.0	5.0	5.0	1.00
1961	32	KCA	AL	0	0		14.29	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	14	12	9	0	10	0	3	0	1	3	41	31	6.81	4.235	22.2	0.0	15.9	4.8	0.30
1962	33	CLE-LAA-min	AAA					31																										SLC,HAW PCL
1963	34	LAA-min	A	0	1	.000	2.81	8	0		0	0		16.0	16	6	5	0	4	0	21	0	0	1				1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	11.8	5.25	TRI NORW
1964	35	LAA-min	AAA,A	0	2	.000	7.88	8	1		0	0		8.0	12	9	7	1	3	0	6	0	0	0				1.875	13.5	1.1	3.4	6.8	2.00	HAW,TRI PCL,NORW
12 Yrs				69	69	.500	3.91	291	156	86	54	11	14	1316.2	1161	655	572	86	838	21	757	28	7	39	5801	106	4.14	1.518	7.9	0.6	5.7	5.2	0.90
162 Game Avg.				10	10	.500	3.91	44	24	13	8	2	2	200	177	100	87	13	127	3	115	4	1	6	882	106	4.14	1.518	7.9	0.6	5.7	5.2	0.90

BOS (6 yrs)				48	34	.585	3.80	153	97	36	34	9	8	773.2	647	359	327	47	504	7	499	16	6	18	3370	114	4.04	1.488	7.5	0.5	5.9	5.8	0.99
WSH (2 yrs)				17	25	.405	3.58	61	46	11	19	2	2	352.1	312	170	140	17	210	8	173	12	0	8	1551	104	3.92	1.482	8.0	0.4	5.4	4.4	0.82
KCA (2 yrs)				1	4	.200	6.15	33	4	15	0	0	0	74.2	82	59	51	9	60	2	32	0	1	8	357	65	5.59	1.902	9.9	1.1	7.2	3.9	0.53
STL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.67	19	0	13	0	0	4	27.0	29	17	11	3	15	2	15	0	0	2	125	121	4.57	1.630	9.7	1.0	5.0	5.0	1.00
NYY (1 yr)				2	6	.250	4.24	23	9	11	1	0	0	87.0	85	46	41	10	47	2	38	0	0	2	384	92	4.61	1.517	8.8	1.0	4.9	3.9	0.81
DET (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	14	53	5.48	4.000	27.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

AL (12 yrs)				68	69	.496	3.91	272	156	73	54	11	10	1289.2	1132	638	561	83	823	19	742	28	7	37	5676	105	4.14	1.516	7.9	0.6	5.7	5.2	0.90
NL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.67	19	0	13	0	0	4	27.0	29	17	11	3	15	2	15	0	0	2	125	121	4.57	1.630	9.7	1.0	5.0	5.0	1.00

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