Jack O'Neill

Catcher, Baseball Player

1871 – 1935

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Who was Jack O'Neill?

John Joseph "Jack" O'Neill was catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Boston Beaneaters. He batted and threw right-handed.

A native of Galway, Ireland, O'Neill was one of four major league brothers. Steve was a catcher and manager, Jim a shortstop, and Mike, who also was born in Ireland, was a pitcher and formed a brother battery with Jack for the St. Louis Cardinals.

O'Neill shared catching duties for the Cardinals, Cubs and Beaneaters in a modest span of five years. He was a smart runner with some speed and usually was used in pinch-running situations. His most productive season came in 1903, when he posted career-highs in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, runs batted in, stolen bases and games played.

In 303 games O'Neill was a .196 hitter with 20 stolen bases and 74 RBI. He also collected 185 hits with 24 doubles, five triples, and one home run in 945 at-bats.

O'Neill died in Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the age of 64.

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Born
Jan 10, 1871
Maam Cross
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Maam Cross
Died
Jun 29, 1935
Scranton

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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