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Johnny McCarthy

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Johnny McCarthy

Original Name
John Joseph
Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
13 Sep 1973 (aged 63)
Mundelein, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Plot
Section 5, Block 31, Lot 98, Grave 2
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Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League Baseball as a 1st Baseman for eleven seasons (1934 to 1941, 1943, 1946, 1948) for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and the Boston Braves. He was a member of the Giants National League Pennant winning teams of 1936 and 1937. His career was interrupted by his service in the United States Navy during World War II. When he retired he had career totals of 432 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 209 RBIs and a .277 Batting Average.
Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League Baseball as a 1st Baseman for eleven seasons (1934 to 1941, 1943, 1946, 1948) for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and the Boston Braves. He was a member of the Giants National League Pennant winning teams of 1936 and 1937. His career was interrupted by his service in the United States Navy during World War II. When he retired he had career totals of 432 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 209 RBIs and a .277 Batting Average.

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SP3 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Carol Tessein
  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51345570/johnny-mccarthy: accessed ), memorial page for Johnny McCarthy (7 Jan 1910–13 Sep 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51345570, citing Ascension Catholic Cemetery, Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.