Lou Mahaffey

Louis Wood Mahaffey ( – ) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played one season with the Louisville Colonels. He played eight professional teams but only played one game at the major league level.

Professional career

Early career Mahaffey's early career was spent playing in many minor leagues in the Midwest from to . He played in the Western Interstate League, the Western Association and the Western League before he got a chance to play with Louisville in the Major Leagues.

Louisville Colonels In his only game with the Louisville Colonels of the National League in , Mahaffey took the loss surrendering three earned runs in nine full innings pitched. Mahaffey made five plate appearances, walking once and failed to get on base the other four times.

Portland Webfoots Mahaffey signed with the Portland Webfoots of the Pacific Northwest League in . A few weeks into the season he was forced to change his position from pitcher to first base by manager Jack Grim.

Umpire career After retiring from playing, Mahaffey was hired to umpire in the Northwestern League in 1905. He joined the Pacific Coast League as an umpire in 1906.

Personal life The Morning Oregonian reported in 1911 that Mahaffey was managing a cafe in Los Angeles, California.