John O'Rourke

Infobox MLB retired
name=John O'Rourke


position=Outfielder
birthdate =birth date|1849|8|23
city-state|Bridgeport|Connecticut
deathdate =death date and age|1911|6|23|1852|4|17
city-state|Boston|Massachusetts
bats=Left
throws=Left
debutdate=May 1
debutyear=1879
debutteam=Boston Red Caps
finaldate=September 10
finalyear=1883
finalteam=New York Metropolitans
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.295
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=279
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=98
teams=
* Boston Red Caps (by|1879-by|1880)
* New York Metropolitans (by|1883)
highlights=

John W. O'Rourke (August 23, 1849 - June 23, 1911) was a 19th century baseball player. Between 1879 and 1883, he played in the National League with the Boston Red Caps (1879-1880) and in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans (1883). A center fielder, O'Rourke batted and threw left handed. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In a three-season career, O'Rourke posted a .295 batting average with 11 home runs and 98 RBI in 230 games.

O'Rourke died in Boston, Massachusetts, at age 61.

Best season

*1879 - Led National League in slugging percentage (.521) and RBI (62), and finished fourth in the batting race with a .341 BA behind Paul Hines (.357), his younger brother Jim O'Rourke (.348), and King Kelly (.348).

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball RBI champions

ources

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=oroujo01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/O/ORourke_John.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'roujo01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.geocities.com/stephenvincent/jimbaseball.html Jim Baseball]

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