Jimmy Macullar
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James F. "Jimmy" Macullar (January 16, 1855 – April 8, 1924), also known as "Little Mac", was an American
Major League Baseball
player from Boston, Massachusetts. He played mostly at shortstop
, 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. Nicknamed "Little Mac", due to his small stature (5'6", 155lbs), he was briefly a player-manager for the Syracuse Stars
in 1879. Finishing with a 5-21 record, he never managed again.
He died in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 69, and interred at Baltimore Cemetery.
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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player from Boston, Massachusetts. He played mostly at shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
, but did play many games in the center field
Center fielder
A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right 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. Nicknamed "Little Mac", due to his small stature (5'6", 155lbs), he was briefly a player-manager for the Syracuse Stars
Syracuse Stars (National League)
The Syracuse Stars was an American baseball team 19th century, as well as the name of the minor league baseball teams which preceded it, based in Syracuse, New York. They played their home games at Newell Park...
in 1879. Finishing with a 5-21 record, he never managed again.
He died in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 69, and interred at Baltimore Cemetery.