Hank O'Day
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| Pitcher / Umpire / Manager | |||
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Born: July 8, 1859 Chicago |
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Died: July 2, 1935 (aged 75) Chicago |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 2, 1884, for the Toledo Blue Stockings | |||
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| October 3, 1890, for the New York Giants (PL) | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 73–110 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.74 | ||
| Strikeouts | 663 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 2013 | ||
| Vote | 93.8% | ||
| Election Method | Pre-Integration Era Committee | ||
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As manager
Henry M. "Hank" O'Day (July 8, 1859 – July 2, 1935), nicknamed "The Reverend", was an American right-handed pitcher and later an umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. After a seven-year major league playing career, he worked as a National League (NL) umpire for 30 seasons between 1895 and 1927.
O'Day umpired in ten World Series – second only to Bill Klem's total of 18 – including five of the first seven played, and was behind the plate for the first modern World Series game in 1903. Retiring at age 68 years, 2 months, he remains the oldest umpire in major league history – a fact which was not known until recently, as he routinely shaved five to seven years from his true age throughout his career. His 3,986 total games as an umpire ranked third in major league history when he retired, and his 2,710 games as the plate umpire still rank second in major league history to Klem's total of 3,544. He is largely known for his controversial decision in a pivotal 1908 game, a ruling that still causes debate today. O'Day interrupted his umpiring career twice for single seasons as a manager, leading the Cincinnati Reds in 1912 and the Chicago Cubs in 1914. He remains the only person ever to serve full seasons in the NL as a player, manager and umpire. O'Day was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July 2013.
O'Day was born in Chicago, the son of railroad engineer James O'Day (c. 1824 – 1885) and his wife Margaret (c. 1822 – 1895), who were immigrants from Ireland and were both deaf. The couple had at least seven children: Daniel (c. 1846 – 1898), James Jr. (c. 1854 – before 1895), Catherine (c. 1856 – 1901), Henry, Margaret (c. 1864 – before 1895), Mary McNamara (c. 1866 – 1924), and Joseph (1870–1885). The O'Days originally settled in Buffalo, New York; by the mid-1850s, they had moved to Cincinnati, and they relocated to Chicago around 1858. Henry was born in the vicinity of Ewing Street (later renamed Cabrini Street) and Jefferson Street, which was just one block north of the starting point of the Chicago Fire in 1871; however, by 1870, the family had moved about two miles west to 1022 W. Jackson Street (renumbered in 1909 as 2433 W. Jackson Boulevard), which remained the family residence until the early 20th century. O'Day worked as a steam fitter in Chicago before entering organized baseball.
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