John O'Rourke (baseball)
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Born: August 23, 1849 Bridgeport, Connecticut | |||
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Died: June 23, 1911 (aged 61) Boston, Massachusetts | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| May 1, 1879 for the Boston Red Caps | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 10, 1883 for the New York Metropolitans | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .295 | ||
| Hits | 279 | ||
| Runs batted in | 98 | ||
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John W. O'Rourke (August 23, 1849 – June 23, 1911) was a 19th-century baseball player. Between 1879 and 1883, he played in the National League with the Boston Red Caps (1879–1880) and in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans (1883). A center fielder, O'Rourke batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. O'Rourke was the older brother of Jim O'Rourke, another major league baseball player.
In a three-season career, O'Rourke posted a .295 batting average with 11 home runs and 98 RBI in 230 games.
O'Rourke died in Boston, Massachusetts, at age 61.
Best season
- 1879 - Led National League in slugging percentage (.521) and RBI (62), and finished fourth in the batting race with a .341 BA behind Paul Hines (.357), his younger brother Jim O'Rourke (.348), and King Kelly (.348).
See also
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
Sources
- Baseball Almanac
- Baseball Library
- Baseball Reference
- Jim Baseball at the Wayback Machine (archived May 20, 2004)
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