Mike O'Neill (baseball)
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O'Neill pictured in The Campanile 1925 (Rice University yearbook)
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| Pitcher/Outfielder | |||
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Born: October 5, 1877 Maum, County Galway, Ireland |
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Died: August 12, 1959 (aged 81) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 20, 1901, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| October 6, 1907, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 32–44 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.73 | ||
| Strikeouts | 228 | ||
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Michael Joyce "Mike" O'Neill (5 October 1877 – 12 August 1959) was a 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.
He was born in the village of Maum, in County Galway, Ireland, to Michael O'Neill, a landholder, and Mary Joyce.
O'Neill was a good-hitting pitcher who occasionally played in the left field. 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. On June 3, he was rested until being summoned as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning with the bases loaded. O'Neill responded by hitting the first pinch grand slam in major league history off Togie Pittinger of the Boston Beaneaters. It was an inside-the-park home run as O'Neill became the first National League pitcher to hit a grand slam in the 20th century.
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