Denny Mack

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Dennis Joseph Mack (born as "Dennis Joseph McGee" in 1851 in Easton, Pennsylvania - died April 10, 1888 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball player. Primarily a first baseman and a shortstop, Mack was a right-handed batter who threw with his right hand. He had a listed height of 5'7", and a listed weight of 164 lbs.

Mack spent three years at Villanova University, then joined the Rockford Forest Citys of the National Association for the 1871 season. The National Association was the first fully professional baseball league, and Rockford compiled a 4-21 record in its 25 games, finishing ninth in the nine-team league before folding at the season's end. Mack appeared in all 25 of his team's games, leading the team with 34 runs scored, 8 walks, and 12 stolen bases.

Mack went on to play three more seasons in the National Association, then spent 1876 and 1880 in the National League, and concluded by spending two more seasons in the American Association in 1882 and 1883. He led the NA in walks in 1872, and ranked among his league's leaders in stolen bases three times. Mack ended his career with a .228 batting average, .273 on-base percentage, and .271 slugging percentage in 373 games played and 1505 at bats.