Hank O’Day

Pitcher
  • Card series: Pioneer Portraits II: 1875-1899
  • City: New York
  • Team: Giants
  • League: Players' League
  • Hall: National Baseball Hall of Fame

Henry Francis O’Day (1859-1935). O’Day was a pitcher & occasional position player over 7 ML seasons for 5 teams. Hank then umpired for 30 years, interrupting his tenure twice: to manage the Cincinnati Reds in 1912 and the Chicago Cubs in 1914.

  • Member of ’89 Champion Giants
  • Umpired 10 World Series
  • Officiated Merkle’s Boner
  • Called 4 no-hitters in 4 decades
  • Only person to play, manage & umpire in NL
  • Elected to Hall of Fame: 2013

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