Tommy Dowd Notable

b. April 20, 1869 · Boston Reds 1891, Washington Statesmen 1891, Washington Senators 1892, St. Louis Browns 1893–1898, Philadelphia Phillies 1897, Cleveland Spiders 1899, Boston Americans 1901

Tommy Dowd's 368 stolen bases are tied for the 97th most anyone has.

He played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Boston Reds in 1891 and closing with the Boston Americans in 1901. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Browns, from 1893 to 1898.

He stole 368 bases and scored 903 runs, with 1,493 hits and a .271 average. He finished with 24 home runs, 163 doubles and 88 triples.

He played 961 games in the outfield, with 1,818 putouts and 137 errors. He also played 328 games at second base.

He was born in Holyoke, MA, USA on April 20, 1869, and died on July 2, 1933. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1891	BOS/WAS	116	475	67	121	9	10	1	44	19	45	39	.255
1892	WHS	144	584	94	142	9	10	1	50	34	49	49	.243
1893	STL	132	581	114	164	18	7	1	54	49	23	59	.282
1894	STL	123	524	92	142	16	8	4	62	54	33	31	.271
1895	STL	130	508	95	164	19	17	7	74	31	31	32	.323
1896	STL	126	521	93	138	17	11	5	46	42	19	40	.265
1897	PHI/STL	126	536	93	152	23	5	0	52	25	16	41	.284
1898	STL	139	586	70	143	17	7	0	32	30	26	16	.244
1899	CLV	147	605	81	168	17	6	2	35	48	10	28	.278
1901	BOS	138	594	104	159	18	7	3	52	38	22	33	.268
Career	—	1321	5514	903	1493	163	88	24	501	370	274	368	.271

On this day & linked events

1869

Born April 20, 1869

Holyoke, MA, USA

1933

Died July 2, 1933

1891

Major-league debut: Tommy Dowd

Tommy Dowd made a major-league debut on April 8, 1891.

1901

Final major-league game: Tommy Dowd

Tommy Dowd played a final major-league game on September 28, 1901.