Mike Tiernan Notable

b. January 21, 1867 · New York Giants 1887–1899

Mike Tiernan's 428 stolen bases are tied for the 61st most anyone has.

He spent all 13 of his major-league seasons with the New York Giants as a right fielder, from 1887 to 1899.

He batted .311 with 1,838 hits across 1,478 games, scoring 1,316 runs. He finished with 106 home runs, 257 doubles, 162 triples and 748 walks. He went 1 and 2 with a 8.69 earned run average, pitching 19.7 innings in 5 games. He struck out 3.

He led the league in home runs two times between 1890 and 1891, topping out at 16. He led the league in runs once, in 1889, with 147. He also led it in saves and walks. He played 1,476 games in the outfield, with 2,103 putouts and 187 errors.

He was born in Trenton, NJ, USA on January 21, 1867, and died on November 7, 1918. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1887	NYG	103	407	82	117	13	12	10	62	32	31	28	.287
1888	NYG	113	443	75	130	16	8	9	52	42	42	52	.293
1889	NYG	122	499	147	167	23	14	10	73	96	32	33	.335
1890	NYG	133	553	132	168	25	21	13	59	68	53	56	.304
1891	NYG	134	542	111	166	30	12	16	73	69	32	53	.306
1892	NYG	116	450	79	130	16	10	5	66	57	46	20	.289
1893	NYG	125	511	114	158	19	12	14	102	72	24	26	.309
1894	NYG	113	429	87	120	20	13	5	79	55	21	28	.280
1895	NYG	120	476	127	165	23	21	7	70	66	19	36	.347
1896	NYG	133	521	132	192	24	16	7	89	77	18	35	.369
1897	NYG	128	532	123	174	29	10	5	72	61	36	40	.327
1898	NYG	103	415	90	116	15	11	5	49	43	12	19	.280
1899	NYG	35	137	17	35	4	2	0	7	10	10	2	.255
Career	—	1478	5915	1316	1838	257	162	106	853	748	376	428	.311

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1887	NYG	1	2	5	0	1	19.2	33	19	7	3	8.69
Career	—	1	2	5	0	1	19.2	33	19	7	3	8.69

On this day & linked events

1867

Born January 21, 1867

Trenton, NJ, USA

1918

Died November 7, 1918

1887

Major-league debut: Mike Tiernan

Mike Tiernan made a major-league debut on April 30, 1887.

1899

Final major-league game: Mike Tiernan

Mike Tiernan played a final major-league game on July 31, 1899.

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