Tip O'Neill (baseball)

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Tip O'Neill
Outfielder
Born: May 25, 1858 Springfield, Ontario
Died: December 31, 1915 (aged 57) Montreal, Quebec
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 1883 for the New York Gothams
Final game
August 30, 1892 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average	.326
Runs batted in	757
Runs scored	880
Teams
New York Gothams (1883) St. Louis Browns (1884-1889, 1891) Chicago Pirates (1890) Cincinnati Reds (1892)
Career highlights and awards
American Association Triple Crown: 1887 American Association batting champion: 1887, 1888 American Association home run champion: 1887 American Association RBI champion: 1886, 1887 American Association runs scored leader: 1887 American Association hits leader: 1887, 1888 American Association doubles leader: 1887 1 200-hit season 5 seasons with 100+ runs scored 3 seasons with 100+ RBI

James Edward "Tip" O'Neill (May 25, 1858 – December 31, 1915) was an Canadian left fielder in Major League Baseball in the late 19th century.

Born in Springfield, Ontario, O'Neill played ten seasons, 1883-1892, for the New York Gothams, the St. Louis Browns of the American Association, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago Pirates of the Players League. He batted .326 over his career. He also pitched for two seasons, winning 16 games and losing 16 games, with an ERA of 3.39.

O'Neill led the league at least once in most hitting categories, including batting average in 1887 (.435) and 1888 (.335). During the 1887 season, bases on balls were counted as hits, which inflated O'Neill's batting average as reported at the time to .492 (scored regularly, O'Neill hit .435). In 1887, O'Neill won the only hitting triple crown in American Association history, hitting .435 with 14 home runs and 123 RBI.

The award presented to the top Canadian baseball player of the year, as selected by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, is called the Tip O'Neill Award.

It is said that former Speaker of the House and U.S. Representative Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill was nicknamed after him in his youth.

Preceded by Ned Williamson	Single season doubles record holders 1887 - 1899	Succeeded by Ed Delahanty
Preceded by Bid McPhee	American Association Home Run Champion 1887	Succeeded by Long John Reilly

[edit] See also

• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
• List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• Hitting for the cycle

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference