Tom McCreery Notable

Tom McCreery played for five clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1895 and closing with the Boston Beaneaters in 1903.

Across 802 games he batted .289, with 857 hits and 465 runs. He finished with 27 home runs, 99 doubles, 76 triples and 116 stolen bases. He went 3 and 2 with a 6.32 earned run average, pitching 52.7 innings in 10 games. He struck out 14 and threw 1 shutout.

He led the league in triples once, in 1896, with 21. He played 631 games in the outfield, with 1,088 putouts and 123 errors. He also played 113 games at first base.

He was born in Beaver, PA, USA on October 19, 1874, and died on July 3, 1941. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.