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Tommy Thevenow

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b. September 6, 1903 · St. Louis Cardinals 1924–1928, Philadelphia Phillies 1929–1930, Pittsburgh Pirates 1931–1935, 1938, Cincinnati Reds 1936, Boston Bees 1937

Thevenow hit two home runs for St. Louis in 1926, the only two of his fifteen-season career. He also collected 144 hits, drove in 63 runs, stole eight bases and finished fourth in National League Most Valuable Player voting that year.

His largest offensive season came for Philadelphia in 1930, when he played 156 games and set career highs with 164 hits, 78 runs batted in and a .286 average. Overall he finished with 1,030 hits, 124 doubles, 456 runs batted in and a .247 average across 1,229 games.

Thevenow played 848 games at shortstop, 188 at second base and 171 at third. After five years with St. Louis and two with Philadelphia, he spent most of the 1930s with Pittsburgh, interrupted by seasons in Cincinnati and Boston. He returned to the Pirates for 15 final games in 1938. The 1950 Hall of Fame ballot gave him two votes.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1924 STL 2389418 410 7161 .202
1925 STL 501751747 720 177123 .269
1926 STL 15656364144 1552 6327268 .256
1927 STL 591912337 610 41482 .194
1928 STL 691711135 830 1320120 .205
1929 PHI 903173072 1100 3525253 .227
1930 PHI 15657357164 2110 7823261 .286
1931 PIT 1204043586 1210 3828220 .213
1932 PIT 591941246 330 267120 .237
1933 PIT 732532079 510 34352 .312
1934 PIT 12244637121 1620 5420200 .271
1935 PIT 1104083897 990 4712231 .238
1936 CIN 1063212575 720 3615232 .234
1937 BSN 213454 010 2420 .118
1938 PIT 152525 000 2400 .200
Career 122941643801030 124322 45621022223 .247

On this day & linked events

1903

Born September 6, 1903

Madison, IN, USA

1957

Died July 29, 1957

1924

Major-league debut: Tommy Thevenow

Tommy Thevenow made a major-league debut on September 4, 1924.

1938

Final major-league game: Tommy Thevenow

Tommy Thevenow played a final major-league game on October 2, 1938.

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