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Sherry Magee
Born: August 6, 1884 Clarendon, Pennsylvania
Died: March 13, 1929 (aged 44) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 179 lbs.
Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman
Played For:
Philadelphia Phillies (1904–1914)
Boston Braves (1915–1917)
Cincinnati Reds (1917–1919)
Biography:
A native of Clarendon, Pennsylvania, Magee was one of the premier hitters of the dead-ball era. From 1905 through 1914, Magee finished in the National League Top 10 in home runs and RBIs seven times, including leading the NL in RBIs four times. He led the league for a fourth time in the 1918 campaign, which was shortened by World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic. Magee also hit over .300 five times, including a batting title to his credit as well, while also being known as one of the finest defensive outfielders of his day. He collected 2,169 hits and 441 stolen bases, including 23 steals of home.
Today we would call Sherry Magee a five-tool player: he could hit, run, field, throw, and hit with power. For more than a decade he was the Philadelphia Phillies’ clean-up hitter and greatest offensive star, setting the all-time team record in stolen bases (387) and ranking among the top ten in almost every other category. Magee’s defense was nearly the equal of his offense; sensational catches with his back to home plate were his trademark, and Pirates scout Frank Haller commented that his every throw was “on a line and right on target.” He was undoubtedly the National League’s most valuable player in 1910, and either he or Johnny Evers deserved the appellation in 1914. That season one Philadelphia writer called Magee “probably the best all-around ball player in the National League,” and a Cincinnati reporter went a step further: “To my mind Sherwood Magee is one of the best all-around players the game has ever seen.”
The son of an oilfield worker, Sherwood Robert Magee was born on August 6, 1884, in Clarendon, Pennsylvania. “The Irish traits of quick wittedness, a hot temper and an aggressive love of fighting are his by birthright,” wrote John J. Ward in Baseball Magazine. Regarding Magee’s personality, one Philadelphia reporter called him “as gentle and good-natured as an old woman.” Ward, however, described him as “a man for whom it is easy to conceive a great liking or a passionate hatred.” Though he stood only 5’11” and weighed 179 lbs., he was physically imposing-“husky” and “burly” were adjectives commonly used to describe him. In addition to his baseball skills, Sherry was a crackerjack bowler and a standout football and basketball player.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherry_Magee
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mageesh01.shtml
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/303fac26
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