Tommy Tucker Notable

b. October 28, 1863 · Baltimore Orioles 1887–1889, Boston Beaneaters 1890–1897, Washington Senators 1897, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1898, St. Louis Browns 1898, Cleveland Spiders 1899

Tommy Tucker played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1887 and closing with the Cleveland Spiders in 1899. His longest stay was with the Boston Beaneaters, from 1890 to 1897.

He stole 352 bases and scored 1,084 runs, with 1,882 hits and a .290 average. He finished with 42 home runs, 240 doubles and 85 triples. He went 0 and 0 with a 5.40 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 2 games. He struck out 2.

He led the league in hits once, in 1889, with 196. He played 1,670 games at first base, with 16,401 putouts and 393 errors. He turned 926 double plays.

He was born in Holyoke, MA, USA on October 28, 1863, and died on October 22, 1935. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1887	BAL	136	524	114	144	15	9	6	84	29	45	85	.275
1888	BAL	136	520	74	149	17	12	6	61	16	52	43	.287
1889	BAL	134	527	103	196	22	11	5	99	42	26	63	.372
1890	BSN	132	539	104	159	17	8	1	62	56	22	43	.295
1891	BSN	140	548	103	148	16	5	2	69	37	30	26	.270
1892	BSN	149	542	85	153	15	7	1	62	45	35	22	.282
1893	BSN	121	486	83	138	13	2	7	91	27	31	8	.284
1894	BSN	123	500	112	165	24	6	3	100	53	21	18	.330
1895	BSN	126	465	87	115	19	6	3	73	63	29	15	.247
1896	BSN	122	474	74	144	27	5	2	72	30	29	6	.304
1897	BSN/WHS	97	366	52	122	20	5	5	65	29	27	18	.333
1898	BRO/STL	145	535	53	139	16	6	1	54	30	31	2	.260
1899	CLV	127	456	40	110	19	3	0	40	24	16	3	.241
Career	—	1688	6482	1084	1882	240	85	42	932	481	394	352	.290

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	G	IP	H	ER	SO	ERA
1888	BAL	1	2.1	4	1	2	3.86
1891	BSN	1	1.0	3	1	0	9.00
Career	—	2	3.1	7	2	2	5.40

On this day & linked events

1863

Born October 28, 1863

Holyoke, MA, USA

1935

Died October 22, 1935

1887

Major-league debut: Tommy Tucker

Tommy Tucker made a major-league debut on April 16, 1887.

1899

Final major-league game: Tommy Tucker

Tommy Tucker played a final major-league game on September 13, 1899.

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