1889
Born April 1, 1889
Phillipsburg, PA, USA
Tom Phillips Notable
Tom Phillips played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1915 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1922.
He went 8 and 12 with a 3.74 earned run average, pitching 161 innings in 45 games. He struck out 44 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 45 games he batted .186, with 8 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in Phillipsburg, PA, USA on April 1, 1889, and died on April 12, 1929. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | SLB | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .111 |
| 1919 | CLE | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 |
| 1921 | WSH | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1922 | WSH | 17 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .150 |
| Career | — | 45 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .186 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | SLB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 27.1 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2.96 |
| 1919 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 55.0 | 55 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 2.95 |
| 1921 | WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1922 | WSH | 3 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 70.0 | 72 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 4.89 |
| Career | — | 8 | 12 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 161.1 | 164 | 67 | 71 | 44 | 3.74 |
On this day & linked events
1929
Died April 12, 1929
Image: Unknown, but back of frame included two obituaries, public domain