Tommy Leach

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Tommy Leach
Outfielder/Third Baseman
Born: November 4, 1877 French Creek, New York
Died: September 29, 1969 (aged 91) Haines City, Florida
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 28, 1898 for the Louisville Colonels
Final game
September 2, 1918 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Batting average	.269
Hits	2143
Runs batted in	810
Teams
Louisville Colonels (1898-1899) Pittsburgh Pirates (1900-1912, 1918) Chicago Cubs (1912-1914) Cincinnati Reds (1915)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion: 1909 National Leauge pennant: 1901, 1902, 1903 National League home run champion: 1902 23rd-most triples in Major League history (172) 2-time National League runs scored leader 2 seasons with a .300+ batting average 2 seasons with 100+ runs scored

Thomas William Leach (November 4, 1877 - September 29, 1969) was a center fielder and third baseman in Major League Baseball in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, playing 19 big league seasons. He also participated in the first modern World Series in 1903 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, hitting four triples to set a record that still stands, and he played with legendary players such as Honus Wagner, Dummy Hoy, Three Finger Brown, Frank Chance, Heinie Groh, Max Carey and Casey Stengel. Leach played professionally for the Louisville Colonels, Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. He had the first World Series hit and scored the first ever World Series Run in 1903.

Leach was well-known for his small stature and was nicknamed "Wee Tommy". He once led the National League in home runs with a total of six. Each one was of the inside-the-park variety, which was not unusual in the "dead ball era". 49 of Tommy Leach's 63 career home runs were inside-the-park, which is still a National League record.

After his playing career was over, Leach managed in the minor leagues and did some scouting for the Boston Braves. He eventually retired in Florida where he went into the citrus business.

[edit] See also

• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• The Glory of Their Times
• List of Major League Baseball home run champions
• List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Photo from Glory of Their Times web site
• The Baseball Biography Project

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