Tom Poorman Notable

b. October 14, 1857 · Buffalo Bisons 1880, Chicago White Stockings 1880, Toledo Blue Stockings 1884, Boston Beaneaters 1885–1886, Philadelphia Athletics 1887–1888

Tom Poorman played for five clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Buffalo Bisons in 1880 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1888.

Across 496 games he batted .244, with 498 hits and 396 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 65 doubles and 165 stolen bases. He went 3 and 9 with a 4.02 earned run average, pitching 109.7 innings in 15 games. He struck out 14.

He led the league in triples once, in 1887, with 19. He played 486 games in the outfield, with 722 putouts and 105 errors.

He was born in Lock Haven, PA, USA on October 14, 1857, and died on February 18, 1905. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1880	BUF/CHC	26	95	8	16	2	2	0	1	0	15	0	.168
1884	TOL	94	382	56	89	8	7	0	0	10	0	0	.233
1885	BSN	56	227	44	54	5	3	3	25	7	32	0	.238
1886	BSN	88	371	72	97	16	6	3	41	19	52	31	.261
1887	PHA	135	585	140	155	18	19	4	61	35	46	88	.265
1888	PHA	97	383	76	87	16	6	2	44	31	46	46	.227
Career	—	496	2043	396	498	65	43	12	172	102	191	165	.244

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1880	BUF/CHC	3	8	13	10	1	100.0	129	43	27	13	3.87
1884	TOL	0	1	1	1	0	9.0	13	3	2	0	3.00
1887	PHA	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	5	3	1	1	40.50
Career	—	3	9	15	11	1	109.2	147	49	30	14	4.02

On this day & linked events

1857

Born October 14, 1857

Lock Haven, PA, USA

1905

Died February 18, 1905

Image: Costello - Photographer, public domain