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McCarty, an adequate receiver and above-average hitter, was never more than a platooned catcher in nine ML seasons. He was traded from the Dodgers to the Giants for Fred Merkle in August 1916 and hit .339 for the year. (FS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 4, 1914: At the Polo Grounds, the Dodgers hit for the cycle against Christy Mathewson in the 4th inning to take a 3–0 lead. Casey Stengel's double caps the scoring. But New York is gifted with two runs on an errant throw by catcher Lew McCarty in the 4th, and they go on to win, 4–3. » August 20, 1916: Giants 1B Fred Merkle is traded to Brooklyn for C Lew McCarty. Brooklyn needs help because regular 1B Jake Daubert is hurt.