Sherry Magee
1904–1919 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
2,087G
.291AVG
.364OBP
.427SLG
More career statistics
2,169H
83HR
1,176RBI
441SB
14Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 2,087 | 2,088 |
| Batting · At bats | 7,441 | 7,443 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 12 | 175 |
| Batting · Doubles | 425 | 426 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 359 | 609 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,546 | 8,554 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,176 | 1,151 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 441 | 442 |
| Batting · Triples | 166 | 165 |
| Batting · Walks | 736 | 741 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,087 | 8,546 | 7,441 | 1,112 | 2,169 | 425 | 166 | 83 | 1,176 | 736 | 359 | 441 | 12 | 109 | 0 | 3,175 | .291 | .364 | .427 | .791 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1913-05-12 to 1913-06-06
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1906-07-12 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1908-06-18 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1907-10-05 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1066 | 4285 | 1161 | 45 | 596 | 363 | 302 | .311 | .356 | .452 |
| Away | 1022 | 4269 | 1008 | 38 | 555 | 378 | 307 | .272 | .325 | .401 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 154 | 642 | 152 | 10 | 96 | 65 | 57 | .279 | .338 | .446 |
| May | 312 | 1310 | 346 | 15 | 194 | 143 | 83 | .310 | .373 | .461 |
| June | 335 | 1421 | 334 | 9 | 188 | 116 | 122 | .269 | .317 | .388 |
| July | 386 | 1538 | 388 | 7 | 177 | 121 | 107 | .288 | .331 | .410 |
| August | 421 | 1711 | 436 | 20 | 213 | 136 | 109 | .292 | .334 | .421 |
| September | 402 | 1622 | 427 | 17 | 230 | 135 | 109 | .298 | .346 | .434 |
| October | 78 | 310 | 86 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 22 | .316 | .358 | .493 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 312 | 1312 | 331 | 7 | 198 | 103 | 94 | .287 | .331 | .398 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 311 | 1291 | 341 | 17 | 178 | 109 | 83 | .304 | .349 | .468 |
| new-york-giants | 297 | 1214 | 294 | 19 | 167 | 101 | 112 | .275 | .325 | .429 |
| chicago-cubs | 293 | 1166 | 272 | 7 | 132 | 107 | 76 | .271 | .325 | .387 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 286 | 1148 | 304 | 14 | 161 | 96 | 79 | .302 | .348 | .451 |
| cincinnati-reds | 266 | 1115 | 292 | 5 | 141 | 90 | 86 | .300 | .343 | .425 |
| boston-braves | 247 | 1014 | 274 | 13 | 145 | 108 | 60 | .319 | .377 | .461 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 76 | 294 | 61 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 19 | .240 | .299 | .307 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 95 | 364 | 101 | 3 | 42 | 11 | .277 | – | – |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 603 | 180 | 5 | 101 | 48 | .299 | – | – |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 562 | 159 | 6 | 56 | 55 | .283 | – | – |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Phillies | 140 | 502 | 165 | 4 | 87 | 45 | .329 | – | – |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies | 143 | 508 | 144 | 2 | 57 | 41 | .283 | – | – |
| 1909 | Philadelphia Phillies | 143 | 523 | 141 | 2 | 65 | 39 | .270 | – | – |
| 1910 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 519 | 172 | 6 | 115 | 49 | .331 | – | – |
| 1911 | Philadelphia Phillies | 121 | 445 | 128 | 15 | 93 | 22 | .288 | – | – |
| 1912 | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 464 | 142 | 6 | 74 | 30 | .306 | – | – |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Phillies | 138 | 471 | 144 | 11 | 73 | 23 | .306 | – | – |
| 1914 | Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | 543 | 171 | 15 | 100 | 25 | .315 | – | – |
| 1915 |  Boston Braves | 156 | 571 | 160 | 2 | 90 | 15 | .280 | – | – |
| 1916 | Boston Braves | 122 | 419 | 102 | 3 | 53 | 10 | .243 | – | – |
| 1917 | Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 117 | 383 | 106 | 1 | 48 | 11 | .277 | – | – |
| 1918 |  Cincinnati Reds | 116 | 403 | 119 | 2 | 74 | 14 | .295 | – | – |
| 1919 | Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 163 | 35 | – | 23 | 4 | .215 | – | – |