1874
Born June 21, 1874
Honesdale, PA, USA
Tom Jones Notable
Tom Jones played for three clubs across nine seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1902 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1910. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Browns, from 1904 to 1909.
Across 1,058 games he batted .251, with 964 hits and 340 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 122 doubles and 149 stolen bases.
He played 1,033 games at first base, with 10,872 putouts and 183 errors. He turned 456 double plays.
He was born in Honesdale, PA, USA on June 21, 1874, and died on June 19, 1923. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | BLA | 37 | 159 | 22 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .283 |
| 1904 | SLB | 156 | 625 | 53 | 152 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 15 | 41 | 16 | .243 |
| 1905 | SLB | 135 | 504 | 44 | 122 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 30 | 40 | 19 | .242 |
| 1906 | SLB | 144 | 539 | 51 | 136 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 27 | .252 |
| 1907 | SLB | 155 | 549 | 52 | 137 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 24 | .250 |
| 1908 | SLB | 155 | 549 | 43 | 135 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 30 | 21 | 18 | .246 |
| 1909 | DET/SLB | 141 | 490 | 43 | 127 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 22 | .259 |
| 1910 | DET | 135 | 432 | 32 | 110 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 35 | 27 | 22 | .255 |
| Career | — | 1058 | 3847 | 340 | 964 | 122 | 34 | 4 | 336 | 193 | 204 | 149 | .251 |
On this day & linked events
1923
Died June 19, 1923
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