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Marty O'Toole Pitcher Born: November 27, 1888
Aberdeen, WashingtonDied: February 18, 1949 (aged 60)
Aberdeen, WashingtonBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 18, 1908 for the Cincinnati Reds Last MLB appearance October 6, 1914 for the New York Giants Career statistics Win–loss record 27-36 Earned run average 3.21 Strikeouts 296 Teams - Cincinnati Reds (1908)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1911–1914)
- New York Giants (1914)
Career highlights and awards - Tied league lead in shutouts: 6 (1912)
Martin James O'Toole (November 27, 1888 – February 18, 1949) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played a total of five seasons for three different teams from 1908–1914. He pitched and batted right-handed.
He made his professional debut on September 21, 1908 near the end of the season for the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched three games for a 1-0 win-loss record and a 2.40 earned run average. He did not play from 1909–1910 but reappeared in 1911 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched in five games for a 3-2 record, 2.37 earned run average, and 34 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched. It would be his only season where he had a positive win-loss record. In 1912 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he pitched the most games of his career. He pitched 37 games for a 15-17 record, 2.71 earned run average, and 150 strikeouts in 275⅓ innings pitched. He led the league with 159 walks. That year, he also tied the National League lead in shutouts with six. He shared the lead with Nap Rucker of the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. These six shutouts were the only O'Toole pitched in his career.
He never equaled the statistics he pitched in 1912. In 1913 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he pitched 28 games, 144⅔ innings pitches, 3.30 earned run average, and a record of 6-8. His 1914 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates proved troublesome, as he accumulated a 1-8 record with a 4.68 earned run average. He was traded during the season to the New York Giants, where he had a record of 1-1. He finished the 1914 season with a cumulative record of 2-9 and a 4.56 earned run average. He retired at the end of the 1914 season with career total of a 27-35 record, 3.21 earned run average, 100 games pitched, 599⅓ innings pitched, 31 complete games, and 296 strikeouts. His career batting statistics included a .204 batting average with 211 at bats.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball shutout champions
References
- Marty O'Toole at Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, and The Baseball Cube.
Categories:- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Washington (state)
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- San Francisco Giants players
- 1888 births
- 1949 deaths
- Manchester Textiles players
- Brockton Tigers players
- Sioux City Packers players
- St. Paul Saints (AA) players
- Columbus Senators players
- Omaha Rourkes players
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