Dick McBride

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Dick McBride

Pitcher

Born: 1845
Died: October 10, 1916
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 20, 1871 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Final game
July 13, 1876 for the Boston Red Caps
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	149-78
ERA	2.85
Complete games	227
Teams
As Player: Philadelphia Athletics (1871-1875) Boston Red Caps (1876) As Manager: Philadelphia Athletics (1871-1875)
Career highlights and awards
National Association pennant: 1871

James Dickson McBride (1845 - October 10, 1916) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was the star pitcher and the player-manager for the Philadelphia Athletics of the National Association from 1871 through most of the 1875 when Cap Anson took over as player-manager for the remaining eight games of the season. He had a pitching record of 149 wins and 74 losses during that period. Dick would finish his major league career in the following year, 1876, when he was picked up by the Boston Red Caps of the National League when the Association failed. He had a record of 0-4 before his career came to an end. Dick died in Philadelphia at the age of 70.^[1]

In 1864, while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, he was allowed to take a 3 day furlough to participate in a series of baseball exhibitions between clubs from Brookyln and the local Philadelphia clubs. It was during this time that the north's attention had turned to military defense, not baseball, so Brooklyn strategically scheduled these events hoping to take advantage of the situation to get some well sought after wins in "enemy" territory. The presence of Dick didn't do much, as all philly teams were beaten soundly.^[2]