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Mike O'Neill (baseball)

Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (died 1959)

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Born
October 5, 1877
Died
August 12, 1959
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1877

About Mike O'Neill (baseball)

Michael Joyce O'Neill was an Irish born starting pitcher and left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1901 through 1907, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1901–04) and Cincinnati Reds (1907). O'Neill batted and threw right-handed. A native of Maam, Ireland, he played as Michael Joyce in his 1901 rookie year with the Cardinals. In 1901, he ended with a 2–2 record and a 1.32 earned run average, including a shutout, and hit.400 (6-for-15). His most productive season came in 1902, when he posted an 18–12 record with two shutouts, a 2.75 ERA, and two saves. Despite his 3.26 ERA in 1903, O'Neill had a 4-13 record, in part due to poor run support, as he posted a WHIP of 1.56. O'Neill responded by hitting the first pinch grand slam in major league history off Togie Pittinger of the Boston Beaneaters.

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Mike O'Neill (baseball) timeline

  1. In 1901, he ended with a 2–2 record and a 1.32 earned run average, including a shutout, and hit.400 (6-for-15).
  2. His most productive season came in 1902, when he posted an 18–12 record with two shutouts, a 2.75 ERA, and two saves.
  3. Despite his 3.26 ERA in 1903, O'Neill had a 4-13 record, in part due to poor run support, as he posted a WHIP of 1.56.

The world when Mike O'Neill (baseball) was born

Mike O'Neill (baseball) was born in 1877. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction ends — federal troops leave the South
  • Technology milestoneThomas Edison invents the phonograph
  • Notable inventionPhonograph — talking machine
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population44.2M

1877 versus 2026

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Measure18772026
Population44.2M341 million

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