Hank O' Day was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 2013 along with Jacob Ruppert and Deacon White. O'Day was a RHP\OF with seven seasons MLB experience playing with the Toledo Blue Stockings (1884), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885), Washington Nationals (1886-1889) and New York Giants (1889-1890). For his MLB career he was 73-110 with a 3.74 ERA, 663 K, 1.35 WHIP, 4 SV, 177 complete games, 5 shut outs in 1651.1 IP over 201 games. For his career he hit .190/.228/.224 with 1 HR, 46 RBI, 76 R, 7 SB in 232 games.
O' Day later served as Manager for the Cincinnati Reds (1912) with a 75-78 record and Chicago Cubs (1914) with a 78-76 record.
However it was his career as an Umpire that warranted his induction to the MLB Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee. He started as a substitute Umpire in 1896 and was an Umpire full-time in the National League (1897-1911, 1913, 1915-1924). It was unusual that his managerial stints were sandwiched into his time as an Umpire. Some thought those ties gave him an unfair advantage as manager. He was the Umpire in the first modern World Series in 1903. O' Day also spent many years on the Major League rules committee.
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