Norm McNeil

Norman Francis McNeil (October 22, 1892 – April 11, 1942) was a professional baseball catcher and manager. He played five games with the 1919 Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. He later was a manager in the minor leagues.

Norm McNeil
Catcher
Born: (1892-10-22)October 22, 1892
Chicago, Illinois
Died: April 11, 1942(1942-04-11) (aged 49)
Buffalo, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 1919, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1919, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.333 (3-for-9)
RBI0
Home runs0
Teams

Biography

McNeil played 10 seasons in the minor leagues, 1914–1918 and 1920–1924. He played in 565 games, making all of his defensive appearances as a catcher.[1]

McNiel played in five major league games with the Boston Red Sox during the 1919 season;[2] one game in June, one in August, and three in September.[3] All of his at bats came during the three September games, when he batted 3-for-9. Two of his hits came against Bob Shawkey of the New York Yankees in McNeil's final game with the Red Sox, on September 24.[4]

In 1923, McNiel was a player-manager with the minor league Frederick Hustlers in Frederick, Maryland.[1] After his playing career, he served as manager of the minor league Johnstown Johnnies in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, during the 1925, 1926, and 1929 seasons.[1]

Born in Chicago in 1892, McNeil died in Buffalo, New York, at age 49 in 1942.[2][5] He was interred in Cheektowaga, New York.[2]

References
  1. "Norm McNeil Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. "Norm McNeil". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. "The 1919 BOS A Regular Season Batting Log for Norm McNeil". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. "New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (2)". Retrosheet. September 24, 1919. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. "Norm McNeil, Former Minor Leaguer, Dies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. April 12, 1942. p. 39. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

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