Harry
McCurdy
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 197
 
Born: September 15, 1899 in Usa, WI, STEVENS POINT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1931    1932   
All-Star Selections 1932   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 30 BRK NL $ 2,500,000   58 58 54 28 28 28 65 72 70 52 60 58 70 74 73
1931 31 BRK NL $ 2,500,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 7 8 8 6 7 6 7 8 8
1932 32 BRK NL $ 2,500,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 8 8
1933 33 BRK NL $ 3,990,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1934 34 BRK NL $ 3,990,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 7
1935 35 TAM AL $ 800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
1936 36 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,990,000   58 58 54 28 28 28 65 72 70 52 60 58 70 74 73
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 30 BRK NL 140 474 71 135 28 0 4 57 1 1 56 35 .285 .356 .369 .726 63.1 11.2
1931 31 BRK NL 149 530 92 163 36 6 7 83 0 0 68 40 .308 .385 .438 .822 85.4 17.2
1932 32 BRK NL 126 447 69 134 27 0 6 54 0 0 55 46 .300 .375 .400 .775 67.8 10.8
1933 33 BRK NL 120 391 71 100 16 3 7 58 1 0 49 37 .256 .336 .366 .701 50.8 8.4
1934 34 BRK NL 117 444 74 122 13 3 1 40 0 0 59 57 .275 .359 .324 .683 53.6 7.3
1935 35 TAM AL 48 126 22 39 3 2 0 17 0 0 10 17 .310 .358 .365 .723 16.1 2.4
1936 36 A   123 447 48 114 22 4 2 57 8 3 63 93 .255 .347 .336 .683 55.8  
6 Years Sim 700 2412 399 693 123 14 25 309 2 1 297 232 .287 .363 .381 .744 336.7 57.3
1 Years A 123 447 48 114 22 4 2 57 8 3 63 93 .255 .346 .336 .681 55.8  
162 Game Average 558 92 160 28 3 5 71 0 0 68 53 .287 .363 .381 .744 77.9  
Career Highs 149 530 92 163 36 6 7 83 1 1 68 57 .310 .385 .438 .822 85.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1969 334 580 103 12 24 249 2 1 254 187 .295 .373 .396 .769 294.8
vs LH   443 65 113 20 2 1 60 0 0 43 45 .255 .319 .316 .635 45.9
Home 349 1187 193 337 64 9 13 140 2 1 140 120 .284 .357 .386 .742 165.7
Away 351 1225 206 356 59 5 12 169 0 0 157 112 .291 .370 .376 .746 174.9
RISP   639 0 189 28 7 4 271 0 0 80 62 .296 .365 .380 .745 92.2
Pinch Hitting   100 15 25 5 1 1 20 0 0 10 14 .250 .318 .350 .668 11.3
Close/Late   277 36 81 13 1 3 44 0 0 40 24 .292 .381 .379 .760 41.5
Mar/Apr 111 390 73 122 21 4 6 55 1 0 64 34 .313 .408 .433 .841 69.6
May 127 442 68 122 24 2 4 48 0 0 46 49 .276 .343 .367 .710 56.0
June 122 429 58 115 18 2 5 69 0 0 47 41 .268 .336 .354 .690 53.1
July 115 376 68 113 20 1 4 48 0 1 56 26 .301 .388 .391 .779 58.7
August 118 417 74 125 24 1 5 53 1 0 43 48 .300 .363 .398 .762 59.8
Sep/Oct 107 358 58 96 16 4 1 36 0 0 41 34 .268 .343 .344 .686 43.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1930 30 BRK NL C 130 111 1017.7 336 40 8 3 .979 3.33 50 20 .400 2 3.6
1931 31 BRK NL C 143 126 1151.0 405 51 7 1 .985 3.57 29 12 .414 3 7.7
1932 32 BRK NL C 119 109 972.0 317 48 2 1 .995 3.38 37 18 .486 4 7.4
1933 33 BRK NL C 108 99 922.3 290 22 6 0 .981 3.04 40 8 .200 1 1.7
1934 34 BRK NL C 111 108 955.3 329 35 4 0 .989 3.43 29 11 .379 2 6.8
1935 35 TAM AL C 31 29 266.3 104 13 0 0 1.000 3.95 2 1 .500 0 0.6
Career Totals   642 582 5284.7 1781 209 27 5 .987 3.39 187 70 .374 12 27.8
Career Highs   143 126 1151.0 405 51 8 3 1.000 3.95 50 20 .500 4  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1930 30 BRK NL 6 21 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .190 .292 .190 .482
1933 33 BRK NL 9 35 7 14 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 .400 .462 .429 .890
Career Post-Season Batting 15 56 10 18 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 7 .321 .397 .339 .736
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1934-10-57
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/3/1930 to a 3-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Lefty Grove (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/30/1930, off Red Shea (SEP)
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1931
Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game
7/31/1932: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $3,990,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1932
Injured on 8/15/1933 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week
Released by Brooklyn on 10/27/1934
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/28/1935 to a 1-year deal worth $800,000 per year
4/2/1935: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 4/15/1935
Traded from Tampa Bay to Montreal on 3/3/1936 (Going to MON: C Harry Mccurdy. Going to TAM: RF Ben Chapman)
Injured on 6/6/1936 with a Dislocated Finger, out for 1-2 weeks