Tom York (baseball)

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Tom York
Left fielder
Born: July 13, 1850
Brooklyn, New York
Died: February 17, 1936 (aged 85)
New York, New York
Batted: Left Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
May 9, 1871
for the Troy Haymakers
Final game
June 20, 1885
for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Batting average     .274
Hits     1,095
Runs     743
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Jefferson "Tom" York (born July 13, 1850 in Brooklyn, New York, died February 17, 1937 in New York City, New York) was a 19th century Major League Baseball outfielder. Over the course of York's 15-season career, he racked up 1095 hits in 4002 at bats, for a .274 batting average.[1] Twice, during his playing time with the Providence Grays, he was also manager including the entire first season of the team's existence in 1878.[2]

In 1878, York lead the National League in total bases, extra-base hits, and triples. In 1883, he lead the league in walks.

Tom died at the age of 86 in New York City, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, which is in Brooklyn.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Baseball-Reference player page
  2. ^ Baseball-Reference manager page
  3. ^ Baseball-Almanac player page
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