:John McGraw (pitcher)

{{short description|American baseball player (1890-1967)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=John McGraw

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1890|12|8}}

|birth_place=Intercourse, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1967|4|27|1890|12|8}}

|death_place=Torrance, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 29

|debutyear={{Baseball year|1914}}

|debutteam=Brooklyn Tip-Tops

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 29

|finalyear={{Baseball year|1914}}

|finalteam=Brooklyn Tip-Tops

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Games

|stat1value=1

|stat2label=Innings pitched

|stat2value=2.0

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=2

|teams=

• Brooklyn Tip-Tops ({{Baseball year|1914}})

}}

John McGraw (born Roy Elmer Hoar or Heir, December 8, 1890 – April 27, 1967) was an American Federal League pitcher. McGraw played for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops in the 1914 season. He played just 1 game in his career, pitching in 2 innings, and striking out 2.

McGraw was born in Intercourse, Pennsylvania, and died in Torrance, California.

He changed his name to John McGraw, after the more famous player/manager John McGraw, in order to maintain his amateur status. McGraw was an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University.