Hank O'Day

A player, manager, umpire and scout for over 40 years in the National League, Hank O’Day remains the only person to serve the league in so many capacities. But it was as an umpire where O’Day made his greatest mark on history in some of baseball’s greatest games. And it’s as an umpire that O’Day earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, just the 10th arbiter to be inducted.

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Hank O'Day gets inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, Dennis McNamara represents him

Major League Baseball Umpire. Between 1894 and 1890, he pitched in the American Association and the National League which later hired him in 1895. He worked the First World Series in 1903 and would work nine more in his tenure. He was the senior umpire behind home plate at the Polo Grounds in which Fred Merkle committed his boner which cost the New York Giants the League pennant to the Chicago Cubs in 1908. He would go on to umpire over 2,700 games in over a thirty year career ending in 1927. (bio by: Robert)

Hank O'Day was born on Friday, July 8, 1859, in Chicago, Illinois. O'Day was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1884, with the Toledo Blue Stockings. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hank O'Day baseball stats page.

Hank O'Day remains one of the few men in history to play, umpire, and manage in the National League. A loner with no family life and little interest in anything but baseball, O'Day was best friends with fellow NL umpire Bob Emslie. Often they would spend their free time together seldom exchanging a word.

Career: 73-110, 3.74 ERA, 663 SO, P/LF, HOF in 2013, Nationals/BlueStockings/... 1884-1890, t:R, 2x SV Leader, born in IL 1859, died 1935

Henry M. "Hank" O'Day (July 8, 1859[2] – July 2, 1935), nicknamed "The Reverend", was an American right-handed pitcher and later an umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. After a seven-year major league playing career, he worked as a National League (NL) umpire for 30 seasons between 1895 and 1927.