Tom Seaton Notable

b. August 30, 1887 · Philadelphia Phillies 1912–1913, Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914–1915, Newark Pepper 1915, Chicago Cubs 1916–1917

Tom Seaton played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1912 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1917.

He went 93 and 65 with a 3.14 earned run average, pitching 1,340 innings in 231 games. He struck out 644, completed 90 of his 154 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 232 games he batted .186, with 84 hits and 44 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 12 doubles and 8 stolen bases.

He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1913, with 168. He led the league in wins once, in 1913, with 27.

He was born in Blair, NE, USA on August 30, 1887, and died on April 10, 1940. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	PHI	44	83	8	18	3	1	0	5	1	32	0	.217
1913	PHI	52	110	8	12	0	1	1	2	6	35	0	.109
1914	BTT	44	107	14	22	3	2	1	7	9	39	3	.206
1915	BTT/NEW	45	92	8	20	4	1	2	15	4	35	3	.217
1916	CHC	31	38	4	7	1	1	0	2	1	15	2	.184
1917	CHC	16	21	2	5	1	0	0	1	3	7	0	.238
Career	—	232	451	44	84	12	6	4	32	24	163	8	.186

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1912	PHI	16	12	44	27	2	255.0	246	93	106	118	3.28
1913	PHI	27	12	52	35	1	322.1	262	93	136	168	2.60
1914	BTT	25	14	44	38	2	302.2	299	102	102	172	3.03
1915	BTT/NEW	14	17	44	33	4	264.1	260	115	120	114	3.92
1916	CHC	6	6	31	12	1	121.0	108	44	43	45	3.27
1917	CHC	5	4	16	9	1	74.2	60	21	23	27	2.53
Career	—	93	65	231	154	11	1340.0	1235	468	530	644	3.14

On this day & linked events

1887

Born August 30, 1887

Blair, NE, USA

1940

Died April 10, 1940

Image: Bain News Service, public domain