Larry McLean Baseball player

John Bannerman McLean (July 18, 1881 – March 14, 1921) was a professional baseball catcher between 1901 until 1915. He was killed on March 14, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, when he was shot by a bartender during a barroom brawl.During his years in Major League Baseball, he played for five different teams. Originally beginning his career with the Boston Americans, his final professional game was played with the New York Giants on June 6, 1915. In his thirteen-year career, McLean posted a .262 batting average, which included six home runs and 298 RBIs in 862 games played. Known for his heavy drinking and violent behavior, McLean's career ended after a 1915 brawl with New York Giants manager John McGraw and coach Dick Kinsella.At 6'5", McLean still holds the record as being the tallest catcher in major league history.

Personal facts

Larry McLean
Birth dateJuly 18, 1881
Birth place
Fredericton , New Brunswick , Canada
Date of deathMarch 24, 1921
Place of death
Boston , Massachusetts , United States

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Baseball player

Career startApril 26, 1901
Career endJune 06, 1915
batting sideRight
former teams
Boston Red Sox
San Francisco Giants
position
Catcher
teams
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

Larry McLean on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcleala01.shtml
  2. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/McLean_Larry.stm