1850
Born August 1, 1850
New York, NY, USA
Tommy Beals Notable
b. August 1, 1850 · Washington Olympics 1871–1872, Washington Blue Legs 1873, Boston Red Stockings 1874–1875, Chicago White Stockings 1880
Tommy Beals played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Washington Olympics in 1871 and closing with the Chicago White Stockings in 1880.
Across 123 games he batted .243, with 131 hits and 109 runs. He finished with 15 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He played 60 games in the outfield, with 84 putouts and 21 errors.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on August 1, 1850, and died on October 2, 1915.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871* | OLY | 10 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .194 |
| 1872* | OLY | 9 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .306 |
| 1873* | WAS | 37 | 169 | 35 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .272 |
| 1874* | BOS | 19 | 97 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .196 |
| 1875* | BOS | 35 | 155 | 38 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| 1880 | CHC | 13 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .152 |
| Major leagues | — | 13 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .152 |
| All seasons | — | 123 | 539 | 109 | 131 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 64 | 8 | 11 | 6 | .243 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Tommy Beals, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1915
Died October 2, 1915
1871
Major-league debut: Tommy Beals
Tommy Beals made a major-league debut on July 27, 1871.
1880
Final major-league game: Tommy Beals
Tommy Beals played a final major-league game on September 29, 1880.
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