1879
Born February 14, 1879
New York, NY, USA
Tim Jordan Notable
b. February 14, 1879 · Washington Senators 1901, New York Highlanders 1903, Brooklyn Superbas 1906–1910
Tim Jordan played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Washington Senators in 1901 and closing with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1910.
Across 540 games he batted .261, with 474 hits and 220 runs. He finished with 32 home runs, 74 doubles and 48 stolen bases.
He led the league in home runs two times between 1906 and 1908, topping out at 12. He played 518 games at first base, with 5,134 putouts and 112 errors. He turned 208 double plays.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on February 14, 1879, and died on September 13, 1949. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | WSH | 6 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1903 | NYY | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1906 | BRO | 129 | 450 | 67 | 118 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 59 | 75 | 16 | .262 |
| 1907 | BRO | 147 | 485 | 43 | 133 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 74 | 71 | 10 | .274 |
| 1908 | BRO | 148 | 515 | 58 | 127 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 59 | 74 | 9 | .247 |
| 1909 | BRO | 103 | 330 | 47 | 90 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 59 | 41 | 13 | .273 |
| 1910 | BRO | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 540 | 1813 | 220 | 474 | 74 | 24 | 32 | 232 | 254 | 265 | 48 | .261 |
On this day & linked events
1949
Died September 13, 1949
1901
Major-league debut: Tim Jordan
Tim Jordan made a major-league debut on August 10, 1901.
1910
Final major-league game: Tim Jordan
Tim Jordan played a final major-league game on May 2, 1910.
Image: George Grantham Bain (publisher), public domain