Tom Daly

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Thomas Daniel Daly (December 12, 1891 - November 7, 1946) was a Canadian Major League Baseball player. He was a catcher for the Chicago White Sox (1913-15), Cleveland Indians (1916) and Chicago Cubs (1918-21), helping the Cubs win the 1918 National League pennant.

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Daly played eight seasons in the major leagues, appearing in 244 games, and had 540 at-bats, 49 runs, 129 hits, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 55 RBI, 5 stolen bases, 25 walks, a .239 batting average, .274 on-base percentage, a .281 slugging percentage, 152 total bases and 8 sacrifice hits.

After his major league career, he managed the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. He was a Boston Red Sox coach for 14 seasons (1933-46).

Daly died in Medford, Massachusetts at the age of 54 from colon cancer.