Malcolm M. MacArthur (January 19, 1862 – October 18, 1932) was a Scottish professional baseball player, who played for the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the American Association from May 2, 1884, to June 9, 1884. He was born in

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, Scotland, and is one of only nine individuals in

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history to be a Scottish native. MacArthur was a

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for six games with the Hoosiers, completed each game, and had a

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of 1–5 in 52

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. In those six starts, he gave up 49 runs, 29 of them were earned, on 57

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, and had 21 walks, and hit two batsmen. He had his only major league victory, and 8–2 defeat of the

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on May 9 at

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. Before his time with the Hoosiers, he had played professionally for the

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Grays of the

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in 1883. After his departure from the Hoosiers, he finished the 1884 season the

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, also of the Northwestern league. He also played minor league baseball with the Syracuse Stars of the

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in 1885, the

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Avengers of the Western League in 1885, the

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Clippers of the International Association in 1886, the

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team of the Southern Association in 1887, the

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of the International Association in 1889, and the

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team of the

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in 1889. MacArthur died at the age of 70 in

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, and is interred at Elmwood Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Macarthur, Mac 1862 births 1932 deaths Indianapolis Hoosiers (AA) players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Scotland Scottish baseball players 19th-century baseball players East Saginaw Grays players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Toledo Avengers players Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players Hamilton Clippers players Steubenville Stubs players Savannah (minor league baseball) players Lansing Farmers players Detroit Wolverines (minor league) players Sportspeople from Glasgow Scottish emigrants to the United States Elkhart (minor league baseball) players Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit)