1846
Born November 2, 1846
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Tom Carey Notable
b. November 2, 1846 · Fort Wayne Kekiongas 1871, Baltimore Canaries 1872–1873, New York Mutuals 1874, Hartford Dark Blues 1875, Hartford Dark Blues 1876–1877, Providence Grays 1878, Cleveland Blues 1879
Tom Carey played for six clubs across nine seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Fort Wayne Kekiongas in 1871 and closing with the Cleveland Blues in 1879.
Across 536 games he batted .270, with 646 hits and 405 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 77 doubles and 27 stolen bases.
He played 418 games at shortstop, with 1,294 assists and 309 errors. He turned 64 double plays. He also played 116 games at second base.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on November 2, 1846, and died on August 16, 1906. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871* | KEK | 19 | 87 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .230 |
| 1872* | BAL | 42 | 196 | 42 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .291 |
| 1873* | BAL | 56 | 291 | 76 | 98 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .337 |
| 1874* | NYU | 64 | 287 | 56 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .286 |
| 1875* | HAR | 86 | 382 | 63 | 101 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .264 |
| 1876 | HAR | 68 | 289 | 51 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .270 |
| 1877 | HAR | 60 | 274 | 38 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .255 |
| 1878 | PRO | 61 | 253 | 33 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .237 |
| 1879 | CLV | 80 | 335 | 30 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .239 |
| Major leagues | — | 269 | 1151 | 152 | 288 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 102 | 8 | 47 | 0 | .250 |
| All seasons | — | 536 | 2394 | 405 | 646 | 77 | 14 | 5 | 270 | 16 | 61 | 27 | .270 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Tom Carey, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1906