Born:(1849-08-30)August 30, 1849 Montrose, Iowa, U.S.
Died: August 20, 1926(1926-08-20) (aged 76) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 1871, for the Boston Red Stockings
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1879, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average
.346
Runs scored
555
Runs batted in
449
Teams
National Association of Base Ball Players
Active of Indianapolis (1868)
Cincinnati Red Stockings (1869–1870)
League player
Boston Red Stockings (1871–1872, 1874–1875)
Baltimore Canaries (1873)
Chicago White Stockings (1876–1877)
Cincinnati Reds (1878–1879)
League manager
Baltimore Canaries (1873)
Cincinnati Reds (1878–1879)
Career highlights and awards
2× National Association hits leader
2× National Association RBI leader
Calvin Alexander McVey (August 30, 1849 – August 20, 1926) was an American professional baseball player during the 1860s and 1870s. McVey's importance to the game stems from his play on two of the earliest professional baseball teams, the original Cincinnati Red Stockings and the National Association Boston Red Stockings. He also played on the inaugural National League pennant-winning team, the 1876 Chicago White Stockings.
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baseman Ross Barnes (.364), and first baseman CalMcVey (.355) finished 1–2–3 in the league's batting race. McVey paced the circuit with 87 runs batted in...
Boston Red Stockings teams of the early 1870s, along with Albert Spalding, CalMcVey, George Wright, Harry Wright, Jim O'Rourke, and Deacon White. Despite...
312 batting average and a 134 OPS+. Boston Red Stockings first baseman CalMcVey leads the NA with 87 runs batted in and a .873 OPS. His 138 hits and 192...
Shortstop Andy Leonard, Left Field Harry Wright, Center Field/Manager CalMcVey, Right Field Dick Hurley, substitute From 1867 Harry Wright fulfilled...
in 1876. Spalding then coaxed teammates Deacon White, Ross Barnes and CalMcVey, as well as Philadelphia Athletics players Cap Anson and Bob Addy, to...
69 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 52 wins. Outfielder CalMcVey led the league with 71 runs batted in, and he paced the Boston offense...
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all 31 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 19 wins. Catcher CalMcVey finished second in the league batting race with a .431 average. From this...
to sign with Chicago for the 1876 season and also signed Boston stars CalMcVey, Deacon White, and Ross Barnes and Philadelphia stars Cap Anson and Ezra...
were hoping for some improvement in the 1878 season. Cincinnati signed CalMcVey of the Chicago White Stockings to become the team's new third baseman...
of 18 Professional Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present Jefferson (NC): McFarland & Company, 1991. ISBN 0-89950-590-2 William J. Ryczek Blackguards and...
Pitchers Al Spalding Catchers Deacon White Infielders Cap Anson Ross Barnes CalMcVey John Peters Outfielders Bob Addy Fred Andrus Oscar Bielaski John Glenn...
only Cincinnatian, and the only 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) player on the team. CalMcVey was the only other player even from the midwest. Gould's salary for that...
Year Player Team(s) Saves 1876 Jack Manning Boston Red Caps 5 1877 CalMcVey Chicago White Stockings 2 1878 Tom Healey Providence Grays Indianapolis Blues...
George Wright (baseball's version of the "Wright brothers") brought along CalMcVey and Charlie Gould to form the Boston Red Stockings, which eventually evolved...
Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 28 1873 Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 29 1874 Lip Pike Hartford Dark Blues 22 1875 CalMcVey Boston Red Stockings 36...
York–Pennsylvania League in 1891. He has been incorrectly credited with managing the McAlester Miners of the Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League (1907) and the Tulsa...
managerial duties to CalMcVey, who had been the Reds' player-manager in 1878. Cincinnati lost the first five games under McVey, however, the team began...
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