outfielder and second catcher. He has the NA record for most career runs batted in (276). During the summer of 1875, Boston's four Western stars agreed to play the following season for the Chicago White Stockings: McVey, Deacon White, Ross Barnes, and Albert Spalding. Partly because the rules forbade such tampering, Chicago led the founding of a new National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (NL). The Big Four and Cap Anson led the team to an easy win on the field, with McVey serving as regular first baseman, second pitcher to Spalding, and second catcher to White. Few pieces remained in place for the second season, when McVey worked as first catcher and second pitcher and the team slumped out of the picture. On July 22 and 25, 1876, McVey became the only player in MLB history to record six hits in two straight games. In 1878, McVey returned to Cincinnati where he completed his major league career in two seasons as manager and infielder. The Cincinnati Reds finished a close second in his first year but slipped to fifth in 1879 (.538) ahead of only three new teams. The reserve rule was adopted that fall, maybe a factor in his move to California, which he had visited on the 1869 Red Stockings tour. He was still a star batsman at the major league level. In San Francisco during the 1880s, McVey played for, managed, or organized several teams. He retired there and died in 1926 at age 76. His body was cremated. See also List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders List of Major League Baseball hit records List of Major League Baseball player-managers References Ellard, Harry ([1908] 2004). Base Ball in Cincinnati: A History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. Ivor-Campbell, Frederick (1989). "Calvin Alexander McVey". Nineteenth Century Stars. Edited by Robert L. Tiemann and Mark Rucker. Kansas City, Missouri: SABR. Retrosheet. "Cal McVey". Retrieved 2006-08-29. SABR Biographical Research Committee Report (December 2005). Edited by Bill Carle. Cleveland, Ohio: SABR. Wright, Marshall (2000). The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857–1870. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. External links 1849 births 1926 deaths Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball outfielders Cincinnati