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b. July 13, 1850 · Troy Haymakers 1871, Baltimore Canaries 1872–1873, Philadelphia Whites 1874, Hartford Dark Blues 1875, Hartford Dark Blues 1876–1877, Providence Grays 1878–1882, Cleveland Blues 1883, Baltimore Orioles 1884–1885

York led the National League with 10 triples for Providence in 1878, then hit .310 with 106 hits and 69 runs the following year. In 1883 he led the American Association with 37 walks for Cleveland, six years after his first counting-stat lead.

Ten recognized major-league seasons gave him 741 hits, 174 doubles, 57 triples, 467 runs and a .271 average across 690 games. Five of those seasons came with Providence. York also managed portions of the 1878 and 1881 clubs, going 56-37 across 96 games.

Before the National League began, he played five National Association seasons for Troy, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Hartford. Those separate records add 354 hits, 44 doubles, 32 triples, 276 runs and a .278 average in 273 games. York finished with the American Association's Baltimore Orioles in 1885 and died in 1936, at eighty-five.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1871*	TRO	29	145	36	37	5	7	2	23	9	1	2	.255
1872*	BAL	51	250	66	66	10	4	0	40	3	1	6	.264
1873*	BAL	57	278	70	84	11	7	2	50	3	4	4	.302
1874*	PHI	50	224	36	56	4	7	0	37	5	4	1	.250
1875*	HAR	86	375	68	111	14	7	0	37	3	6	7	.296
1876	HAR	67	263	47	68	12	7	1	39	10	4	0	.259
1877	HAR	56	237	43	67	16	7	1	37	3	11	0	.283
1878	PRO	62	269	56	83	19	10	1	26	8	19	0	.309
1879	PRO	81	342	69	106	25	5	1	50	19	28	0	.310
1880	PRO	53	203	21	43	9	2	0	18	8	29	0	.212
1881	PRO	85	316	57	96	23	5	2	47	29	26	0	.304
1882	PRO	81	321	48	86	23	7	1	40	19	14	0	.268
1883	CLV	100	381	56	99	29	5	2	46	37	55	0	.260
1884	BAL	83	314	64	70	14	7	1	0	34	0	0	.223
1885	BAL	22	87	6	23	4	2	0	12	8	0	0	.264
Major leagues	—	690	2733	467	741	174	57	10	315	175	186	0	.271
All seasons	—	963	4005	743	1095	218	89	14	502	198	202	20	.273

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Tom York, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1850

Born July 13, 1850

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1936

Died February 17, 1936

1871

Major-league debut: Tom York

Tom York made a major-league debut on May 9, 1871.

1885

Final major-league game: Tom York

Tom York played a final major-league game on October 1, 1885.

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