Bid McPhee

American baseball player (1859–1943)

Baseball player

Bid McPhee

McPhee in 1888

Second baseman
Born: (1859-11-01)November 1, 1859
Massena, New York, U.S.
Died: January 3, 1943(1943-01-03) (aged 83)
San Diego, California, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut
May 2, 1882, for the Cincinnati Red Stockings
Last MLB appearance
October 15, 1899, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average| .272
Hits| 2,258
Home runs| 53
Runs batted in| 1,072
Stolen bases| 568
Managerial record| 79–124
Winning %| .389
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player

* Cincinnati Red Stockings / Reds (1882–1899)

As manager

* Cincinnati Reds (1901–1902)

Career highlights and awards

* AA home run leader (1886)
* Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction| 2000
Election method| Veterans Committee

John Alexander "Bid" McPhee (November 1, 1859 – January 3, 1943) was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball second baseman. He played 18 seasons in the majors, from 1882 until 1899, all for the Cincinnati Reds franchise. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000. Known more for his fielding than his hitting, McPhee was the last second baseman to play without a glove.[1]

## Early career

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Born in Massena, New York, McPhee broke into professional baseball in 1877 as a catcher with the Davenport Brown Stockings of the Northwestern League.[2] He played for Davenport for three seasons, shifting to second base during the 1879 season.[2] After not playing baseball in 1880, he joined an independent team in Akron, Ohio in 1881.[2] Before the 1882 season, he signed a contract to play for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, a team in the newly formed American Association.[3]

## Major League Baseball career

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Making his major league debut on May 2, 1882, the 22-year-old McPhee had a batting average of just .228, but he led the league in several fielding categories, including putouts and fielding percentage.[3] With McPhee in the lineup for 78 out of their 80 games, the Red Stockings won the inaugural AA championship. McPhee was the only starting second baseman Cincinnati had for the first 18 seasons of its existence, accompanying the team to the National League in 1890, when they became the Cincinnati Reds. In last two seasons of his career, he was the oldest player in the major leagues.[3]

Over 18 years, McPhee batted .272, hit 53 home runs, hit 189 triples, scored 1,684 runs, had 1,072 runs batted in, and stole 568 bases (this number however is noted by the fact that statistics for McPhee's first four seasons did not include stolen bases, and from 1886 until 1898, the American Association counted stolen bases if a runner happened to go from first base to third base on a single or advanced a base on an out).[4] He had ten 100-plus seasons in runs scored and regularly led the league in many defensive categories despite playing without a glove for the first 14 years of his career. Without the benefit of the padding provided by fielding gloves, McPhee toughened his hands by soaking them in salt water.

Shortly after retiring as a player in 1899, McPhee rejoined the Reds as a manager. At the team's helm for 1901 and part of 1902, he posted 79 wins and 124 losses for a .389 winning percentage.

## Death and honors

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McPhee died in 1943. He was cremated and his ashes were interred in the mausoleum at Cypress View Memorial Gardens in San Diego, California.

McPhee was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000, more than 100 years after he played in his last major league game. He is the only Hall of Famer to spend significant time in the American Association. He is one of three Baseball Hall of Famers, along with Johnny Bench and Barry Larkin, who played their entire career in Cincinnati. McPhee is also the only Hall of Famer from the 1882 pennant-winning Cincinnati Red Stockings team.

Two years after his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, McPhee was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.

## See also

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* Biography portal
* Baseball portal

* List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders
* List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
* List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders
* List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders
* List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
* List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
* List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
* List of Major League Baseball triples records
* List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
* List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise

## References

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1. ^ Blevins, Dave. The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 667\. ISBN 978-0-8108-6130-5.
2. ^ a b c Baseball Biography Project: Bid McPhee
3. ^ a b c Bid McPhee Statistics and History at Baseball-Reference
4. ^ "Bid McPhee – Society for American Baseball Research".

## External links

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*   * Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
* Bid McPhee at the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Bid McPhee at Find a Grave

Achievements

Preceded by

Harry Stovey

|  American Association Home Run Champion
1886  | Succeeded by

Tip O'Neill

Preceded by

Dave Orr

|  Hitting for the cycle
August 26, 1887  | Succeeded by

Harry Stovey

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Cincinnati Red Stockings 1882 American Association champions

* Hick Carpenter
* Chick Fulmer
* Harry Luff
* Jimmy Macullar
* Harry McCormick
* Bid McPhee
* Pop Snyder
* Joe Sommer
* Dan Stearns
* Harry Wheeler
* Will White

* Manager: Pop Snyder

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Cincinnati Reds managers

* Pop Snyder (1882–1884)
* Will White (1884)
* O. P. Caylor (1885–1886)
* Gus Schmelz (1887–1889)
* Tom Loftus (1890–1891)
* Charles Comiskey (1892–1894)
* Buck Ewing (1895–1899)
* Bob Allen (1900)
* Bid McPhee (1901–1902)
* Frank Bancroft (1902)
* Joe Kelley (1902–1905)
* Ned Hanlon (1906–1907)
* John Ganzel (1908)
* Clark Griffith (1909–1911)
* Hank O'Day (1912)
* Joe Tinker (1913)
* Buck Herzog (1914–1916)
* Ivey Wingo (1916)
* Christy Mathewson (1916–1918)
* Heinie Groh (1918)
* Pat Moran (1919–1923)
* Jack Hendricks (1924–1929)
* Dan Howley (1930–1932)
* Donie Bush (1933)
* Bob O'Farrell (1934)
* Burt Shotton (1934)
* Chuck Dressen (1934–1937)
* Bobby Wallace (1937)
* Bill McKechnie (1938–1946)
* Hank Gowdy (1946)
* Johnny Neun (1947–1948)
* Bucky Walters (1948–1949)
* Luke Sewell (1949–1952)
* Earle Brucker (1952)
* Rogers Hornsby (1952–1953)
* Buster Mills (1953)
* Birdie Tebbetts (1954–1958)
* Jimmy Dykes (1958)
* Mayo Smith (1959)
* Fred Hutchinson (1959–1964)
* Dick Sisler (1964–1965)
* Don Heffner (1966)
* Dave Bristol (1966–1969)
* Sparky Anderson (1970–1978)
* John McNamara (1979–1982)
* Russ Nixon (1982–1983)
* Vern Rapp (1984)
* Pete Rose (1984–1989)
* Tommy Helms (1988–1989)
* Lou Piniella (1990–1992)
* Tony Pérez (1993)
* Davey Johnson (1993–1995)
* Ray Knight (1996–1997)
* Jack McKeon (1997–2000)
* Bob Boone (2001–2003)
* Ray Knight (2003)
* Dave Miley (2003–2005)
* Jerry Narron (2005–2007)
* Pete Mackanin (2007)
* Dusty Baker (2008–2013)
* Bryan Price (2014–2018)
* Jim Riggleman (2018)
* David Bell (2019–2024)
* Freddie Benavides (2024)
* Terry Francona (2025–present)

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Cincinnati Reds in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Inducted as a Reds|

* Johnny Bench
* Barry Larkin
* Ernie Lombardi
* Bid McPhee
* Joe Morgan
* Tony Pérez
* Eppa Rixey
* Edd Roush

Inductees who played
for the Reds|

* Jake Beckley
* Jim Bottomley
* Mordecai Brown
* Charles Comiskey
* Sam Crawford
* Kiki Cuyler
* Leo Durocher
* Buck Ewing
* Ken Griffey Jr.
* Clark Griffith
* Chick Hafey
* Jesse Haines
* Ned Hanlon
* Harry Heilmann
* Rogers Hornsby
* Miller Huggins
* Joe Kelley
* George Kelly
* Rube Marquard
* Christy Mathewson
* Hank O'Day
* Dave Parker
* Charles Radbourn
* Frank Robinson
* Scott Rolen
* Amos Rusie
* Tom Seaver
* Al Simmons
* Lee Smith
* Joe Tinker
* Dazzy Vance
* Lloyd Waner
* Bobby Wallace

Reds managers|

* Sparky Anderson
* Bill McKechnie

Other|

* Warren Giles

Ford C. Frick Award|

* Red Barber
* Marty Brennaman
* Al Helfer
* Russ Hodges
* Al Michaels

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Members of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

* Sparky Anderson
* Bronson Arroyo
* Jake Beckley
* Gus Bell
* Johnny Bench
* Jack Billingham
* Ewell Blackwell
* Pedro Borbón
* Rube Bressler
* Dave Bristol
* Tom Browning
* Smoky Burgess
* Leo Cárdenas
* Clay Carroll
* Sean Casey
* Gordy Coleman
* Dave Concepción
* Harry Craft
* Sam Crawford
* Hughie Critz
* Jake Daubert
* Eric Davis
* Paul Derringer
* Pete Donohue
* Dan Driessen
* Adam Dunn
* Bob Ewing
* George Foster
* Lonny Frey
* César Gerónimo
* Warren Giles
* Ival Goodman
* Wayne Granger
* Danny Graves
* Ken Griffey Jr.
* Ken Griffey Sr.
* Heinie Groh
* Don Gullett
* Noodles Hahn
* Bubbles Hargrave
* Tommy Helms
* August Herrmann
* Bob Howsam
* Dummy Hoy
* Fred Hutchinson
* Joey Jay
* Ted Kluszewski
* Larry Kopf
* Barry Larkin
* Brooks Lawrence
* Ernie Lombardi
* Red Lucas
* Dolf Luque
* Jerry Lynch
* Jim Maloney
* Lee May
* Frank McCormick
* Mike McCormick
* Bill McKechnie
* Roy McMillan
* Bid McPhee
* Joe Morgan
* Tony Mullane
* Billy Myers
* Gary Nolan
* Fred Norman
* Joe Nuxhall
* Jim O'Toole
* Ron Oester
* Dave Parker
* Gabe Paul
* Tony Pérez
* Vada Pinson
* Wally Post
* Bob Purkey
* John Reilly
* José Rijo
* Eppa Rixey
* Frank Robinson
* Pete Rose
* Edd Roush
* Chris Sabo
* Tom Seaver
* Cy Seymour
* Mario Soto
* Johnny Temple
* Johnny Vander Meer
* Bucky Walters
* Billy Werber
* Will White
* George Wright
* Harry Wright

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Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2000

BBWAA Vote|

* Carlton Fisk (79.6%)
* Tony Pérez (77.2%)

Veterans Committee|

* Sparky Anderson
* Bid McPhee
* Turkey Stearnes

J. G. Taylor Spink Award|

* Hal Lebovitz

Ford C. Frick Award|

* Marty Brennaman

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Members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Pitchers|

* Alexander
* Bender
* Blyleven
* M. Brown
* R. Brown
* Bunning
* Carlton
* Chesbro
* Clarkson
* Cooper
* Coveleski
* Day
* Dean
* Dihigo
* Drysdale
* Eckersley
* Faber
* Feller
* Fingers
* Ford
* B. Foster
* Galvin
* B. Gibson
* Glavine
* Gomez
* Gossage
* Grimes
* Grove
* Haines
* Halladay
* Hoffman
* Hoyt
* Hubbell
* Hunter
* Jenkins
* R. Johnson
* W. Johnson
* Joss
* Kaat
* Keefe
* Koufax
* Lemon
* Lyons
* Maddux
* Marichal
* Marquard
* P. Martínez
* Mathewson
* McGinnity
* Méndez
* Morris
* Mussina
* Newhouser
* Nichols
* Niekro
* Paige
* Palmer
* Pennock
* Perry
* Plank
* Radbourn
* Rivera
* Rixey
* Roberts
* Rogan
* Ruffing
* Rusie
* Ryan
* Sabathia
* Seaver
* H. Smith
* L. Smith
* Smoltz
* Spahn
* Sutter
* Sutton
* Vance
* Waddell
* B. Wagner
* Walsh
* Welch
* Wilhelm
* J. Williams
* Willis
* Wynn
* Young

Catchers|

* Bench
* Berra
* Bresnahan
* Campanella
* Carter
* Cochrane
* Dickey
* Ewing
* Ferrell
* Fisk
* J. Gibson
* Hartnett
* Lombardi
* Mackey
* Mauer
* Piazza
* Rodríguez
* Santop
* Schalk
* T. Simmons

First basemen|

* Allen
* Anson
* Bagwell
* Beckley
* Bottomley
* Brouthers
* Cepeda
* Chance
* Connor
* Foxx
* Gehrig
* Greenberg
* Helton
* Hodges
* G. Kelly
* Killebrew
* Leonard
* McCovey
* McGriff
* Mize
* Murray
* Pérez
* Sisler
* Suttles
* Taylor
* Terry
* Thomas
* Thome

Second basemen|

* Alomar
* Biggio
* Carew
* E. Collins
* Doerr
* Evers
* Fox
* Frisch
* Gehringer
* Gordon
* Herman
* Hornsby
* Lajoie
* Lazzeri
* Mazeroski
* McPhee
* Morgan
* J. Robinson
* Sandberg
* Schoendienst

Third basemen|

* Baker
* Beltré
* Boggs
* Brett
* J. Collins
* Dandridge
* J. Johnson
* Jones
* Kell
* Lindstrom
* Mathews
* Molitor
* B. Robinson
* Rolen
* Santo
* Schmidt
* Traynor
* D. White
* J. Wilson

Shortstops|

* Aparicio
* Appling
* Bancroft
* Banks
* Boudreau
* Cronin
* Davis
* T. Jackson
* Jennings
* Jeter
* Larkin
* Lloyd
* Maranville
* Reese
* Ripken Jr.
* Rizzuto
* Sewell
* O. Smith
* Tinker
* Trammell
* Vaughan
* H. Wagner
* Wallace
* Ward
* Wells
* Yount

Left fielders|

* Brock
* Burkett
* Clarke
* Delahanty
* Goslin
* Hafey
* Henderson
* Irvin
* Kelley
* Kiner
* Manush
* Medwick
* Miñoso
* Musial
* O'Rourke
* Raines
* J. Rice
* A. Simmons
* Stargell
* Wheat
* B. Williams
* T. Williams
* Yastrzemski

Center fielders|

* Ashburn
* Averill
* Bell
* W. Brown
* Carey
* Charleston
* Cobb
* Combs
* DiMaggio
* Doby
* Duffy
* Griffey Jr.
* Hamilton
* Hill
* Mantle
* Mays
* Puckett
* Roush
* Snider
* Speaker
* Stearnes
* Torriente
* L. Waner
* H. Wilson

Right fielders|

* Aaron
* Clemente
* Crawford
* Cuyler
* Dawson
* Flick
* Guerrero
* Gwynn
* Heilmann
* Hooper
* R. Jackson
* Kaline
* Keeler
* K. Kelly
* Klein
* T. McCarthy
* Oliva
* Ott
* Parker
* S. Rice
* F. Robinson
* Ruth
* Slaughter
* Suzuki
* Thompson
* Walker
* P. Waner
* Winfield
* Youngs

Designated hitters|

* Baines
* E. Martínez
* Ortiz

Managers|

* Alston
* Anderson
* Cox
* Durocher
* R. Foster
* Hanlon
* Harris
* Herzog
* Huggins
* La Russa
* Lasorda
* Leyland
* López
* Mack
* J. McCarthy
* McGraw
* McKechnie
* W. Robinson
* Selee
* Southworth
* Stengel
* Torre
* Weaver
* D. Williams

Executives
and pioneers|

* Barrow
* Bulkeley
* Cartwright
* Chadwick
* Chandler
* Comiskey
* Cummings
* Dreyfuss
* Fowler
* Frick
* Giles
* Gillick
* Grant
* Griffith
* Harridge
* Hulbert
* B. Johnson
* Kuhn
* Landis
* La. MacPhail
* Le. MacPhail
* Manley
* Miller
* O'Malley
* O'Neil
* Pompez
* Posey
* Rickey
* Ruppert
* Schuerholz
* Selig
* Spalding
* Veeck
* Weiss
* S. White
* Wilkinson
* G. Wright
* H. Wright
* Yawkey

Umpires|

* Barlick
* Chylak
* Conlan
* Connolly
* Evans
* Harvey
* Hubbard
* Klem
* McGowan
* O'Day

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