Wickey McAvoy ✝

Wickey made his major league debut on September 29, 1913 at the age of 18 as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. He continued to play for the Athletics on-and-off again until September 16, 1919. His career batting average in the major leagues was .199. He played the greatest number of games in 1915 (64 games), 1918 (74 games), and 1919 (57 games).\n', ' Wickey played minor league baseball for the Baltimore Orioles for part of the season in 1914, 1916, 1917, 1922, and 1923. He was part of the International League Championship teams in 1922 and 1923. With a batting average of .310 in 1922, Wickey had several key hits that attributed to the Orioles taking the pennant in 1922. \n', ' Wickey returned to his hometown of Rochester, NY in 1923 and played for the Rochester Tribe in 1923, 1926, and 1927. Wickey\'s career also included two seasons with the Buffalo Bison in 1924 and 1925. In 1928, Wickey played his last season in the minor leagues for the Reading Keystones. He ended his career in 1929 at the age of 34 playing for the Elmira Colonels in the New York-Pennsylvania League.\n', '