Mickey McDermott
Maurice Joseph McDermott
Born: April 29, 1929
Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Deceased: 2003
Phoenix, AZ USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 170
Career: 1948-1961
Minor League Statistics
Mickey McDermott compiled a career batting average of .252 with 9 home runs and 74 RBI in his 443-game career with the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 6.17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 114 | |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.05 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 80.0 | 63 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 349 |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 3 | .700 | 5.19 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 130.0 | 119 | 80 | 75 | 8 | 124 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 609 |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.35 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 172.0 | 141 | 72 | 64 | 10 | 92 | 0 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 729 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.72 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 162.0 | 139 | 70 | 67 | 14 | 92 | 0 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 693 |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.01 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 206.3 | 169 | 82 | 69 | 9 | 109 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 876 |
| 1954 | AL | Washington Senators | 7 | 15 | .318 | 3.44 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 196.3 | 172 | 95 | 75 | 8 | 110 | 0 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 851 |
| 1955 | AL | Washington Senators | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.75 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 156.0 | 140 | 75 | 65 | 9 | 100 | 2 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 700 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.24 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87.0 | 85 | 46 | 41 | 10 | 47 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 384 |
| 1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.48 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 68 | 47 | 42 | 9 | 50 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 316 |
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.67 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27.0 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 125 |
| 1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 41 | |
| Totals | 69 | 69 | .500 | 3.91 | 291 | 156 | 86 | 54 | 11 | 14 | 1316.7 | 1161 | 655 | 572 | 87 | 838 | 8 | 757 | 28 | 7 | 39 | 5801 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .212 | .278 | .303 | .581 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 39 | 53 | 44 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .364 | .472 | .477 | .949 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 43 | 71 | 66 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .273 | .314 | .364 | .678 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 36 | 69 | 62 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .226 | .273 | .323 | .595 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 45 | 95 | 93 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .301 | .316 | .419 | .735 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Washington Senators | 54 | 104 | 95 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .200 | .255 | .232 | .486 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Washington Senators | 70 | 104 | 95 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .263 | .311 | .337 | .648 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | 46 | 61 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .212 | .317 | .269 | .586 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 58 | 49 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .245 | .362 | .510 | .872 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .071 | .071 | .143 | .214 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 443 | 682 | 619 | 71 | 156 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 112 | .252 | .312 | .349 | .661 | 216 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.333 | |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .938 | .789 | |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 5 | .950 | 1.118 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 1.133 | |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 3 | .957 | 1.406 | |
| 1954 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 30 | 26 | 196.3 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2 | .955 | 1.925 | 1.400 |
| 1955 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 31 | 20 | 156.0 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .943 | 1.904 | 1.065 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 23 | 9 | 87.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.552 | .652 |
| 1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | P | 29 | 4 | 69.0 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 3.130 | .828 |
| 1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 9.000 | 2.500 |
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 19 | 0 | 27.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | .211 |
| 1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | P | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.588 | .250 |
| Totals | 293 | 61 | 548.0 | 49 | 247 | 16 | 15 | .949 | 4.861 | 1.010 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
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