- Jimmy Macullar
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jimmy Macullar
position=Shortstop /Center fielder
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=January 16 ,1855
city-state|Boston|Massachusetts
deathdate=death date and age|1924|4|8|1855|1|16
city-state|Baltimore|Maryland
debutdate=May 5
debutyear= by|1879
debutteam= Syracuse Stars
finaldate=October 14
finalyear= by|1886
finalteam= Baltimore Orioles
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=449
stat2label=Batting average
stat2value=.207
stat3label=Runs
stat3value=246
teams=As Player
* Syracuse Stars (by|1879)
* Cincinnati Red Stockings (by|1882–by|1883)
* Baltimore Orioles (by|1884–by|1885)As Manager
* Syracuse Stars (by|1879)James F. "Jimmy" Macullar (
January 16 1855 –April 8 1924 ), also known as "Little Mac", was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player fromBoston, Massachusetts . He played mostly atshortstop , but did play many games in the center field, for three different teams in two leagues. He holds the record for career games played at shortstop by a left-handed thrower, at 325, and is the only lefty to ever play more than 250 games at that position. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/bsl_finder.cgi#n1=&as=result_batter&offset=0&sum=1&min_year_season=1871&max_year_season=2008&isActive=either&isHOF=either&bats=any&throws=L&games_prop=&games_tot=250&exactness=everymarked&pos_shortstop=1&qualifiersSeason=nomin&minpasValS=502&mingamesValS=100&qualifiersCareer=nomin&minpasValC=3000&mingamesValC=1000&c1val=0&c2val=0&c3val=0&c4val=0&min_season=1&max_season=-1&min_age=0&max_age=99&lg_ID=lgAny&lgAL_team=tmAny&lgNL_team=tmAny&lgFL_team=tmAny&lgAA_team=tmAny&lgPL_team=tmAny&lgUA_team=tmAny&lgNA_team=tmAny&orderby=G&layout=full&c1bsl=&c1gtlt=gt&c2bsl=&c2gtlt=gt&c3bsl=&c3gtlt=gt&c4bsl=&c4gtlt=gt&location=pob&locationMatch=is&pob=&pod=&pcanada=&pusa= Batting Season Finder - Baseball-Reference PI ] at www.baseball-reference.com] Nicknamed "Little Mac", due to his small stature (5'6", 155lbs), he was briefly aplayer-manager for the Syracuse Stars in 1879. Finishing with a 5-21 record, he never managed again. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/maculji01.shtml Baseball Reference player page] ]He died in
Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 69, and interred at Baltimore Cemetery. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=maculji01 Baseball Almanac player page] ]References
External links
*Baseballstats | br=m/maculji01
Persondata
NAME = Macullar, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Macullar, James F.; Little Mac
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player, manager
DATE OF BIRTH = January 16, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH = Boston, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH = April 8, 1924
PLACE OF DEATH = Baltimore, Maryland
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