1902
Born September 6, 1902
Wetumpka, AL, USA
Tom Young Notable
b. September 6, 1902 · Kansas City Monarchs 1926–1935, 1941, St. Louis Stars 1931, Detroit Wolves 1932, Homestead Grays 1932, New York Cubans 1936, Chicago American Giants 1936, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1937, Newark Eagles 1941, Philadelphia Stars 1941
Tom Young played for nine clubs across 16 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1926 and closing with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1941.
Across 392 games he batted .296, with 358 hits and 207 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 63 doubles and 51 stolen bases.
He played 340 games behind the plate, with 1,594 putouts and 45 errors. He turned 24 double plays.
He was born in Wetumpka, AL, USA on September 6, 1902, and died on December 27, 1964. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | KCM | 36 | 98 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| 1927 | KCM | 75 | 259 | 37 | 72 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 6 | .278 |
| 1928 | KCM | 39 | 105 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .267 |
| 1929 | KCM | 44 | 136 | 36 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .360 |
| 1930 | KCM | 55 | 181 | 40 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 16 | .315 |
| 1931 | KCM/SLS | 30 | 98 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .296 |
| 1932 | DW/HG/KCM | 46 | 170 | 30 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 7 | .329 |
| 1933* | KCM | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .133 |
| 1934* | KCM | 6 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| 1935* | KCM | 13 | 50 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .300 |
| 1936 | CAG/NYC | 16 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| 1937 | PC | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1941 | KCM/NE/PS | 17 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| Major leagues | — | 368 | 1125 | 195 | 337 | 60 | 25 | 12 | 214 | 100 | 13 | 47 | .300 |
| All seasons | — | 392 | 1211 | 207 | 358 | 63 | 25 | 13 | 226 | 110 | 13 | 51 | .296 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Tom Young, that is 1933–1935. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1964