John Joseph McCarthy born in Chicago, Illinois was a first baseman

First baseman

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 for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 (1934-35), New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 (1936-41 and 1948) and Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 (1943 and 1946).

He helped the Giants win the 1936 and 1937 National League Pennants.

In 11 seasons McCarthy played in 542 Games and had 1,557 At Bats, 182 Runs, 432 Hits, 72 Doubles, 16 Triples, 25 Home Runs, 209 RBI, 8 Stolen Bases, 90 Walks, .277 Batting Average, .319 On-base percentage, .392 Slugging Percentage, 611 Total Bases and 19 Sacrifice Hits.

He died in Mundelein, Illinois

Mundelein, Illinois

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at the age of 63.

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