Tommy Heath (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Tommy Heath
position=Catcher


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date|1913|8|13|mf=y
city-state|Akron|Colorado
deathdate=death date and age|1967|2|26|1913|8|13
city-state|Los Gatos|California
debutdate=April 23
debutyear=by|1935
debutteam=St. Louis Browns
finaldate=September 18
finalyear=by|1938
finalteam=St. Louis Browns
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.230
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=3
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=34
teams=
*St. Louis Browns (1935, 1937-38)

Thomas George Heath was an American catcher and scout in Major League Baseball and a manager in minor league baseball. He played in parts of three seasons in the majors between by|1935 and by|1938, all for the St. Louis Browns. Heath stood 5'10" (178 cm) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg) during his playing days.

Heath's major league career was spent with the Browns (1935; 1937-38), where he played 134 total games, compiling a batting average of .230 in 330 at bats with three home runs and 34 runs batted in. He was somewhat better known for his 18-year career as a minor league manager (by|1947-by|1964), where he worked in the New York Giants and Los Angeles Angels farm systems, and in between skippered four Pacific Coast League clubs between by|1952 and by|1961. As manager of the Giants' Minneapolis Millers AAA affiliate (by|1949-by|1951), he sent players such as Willie Mays and Hoyt Wilhelm — both members of the Baseball Hall of Fame — to the major leagues. In by|1948, he managed the Trenton Giants to the Interstate League Championship, the only title he won during his managerial career.

Heath served as a scout for the Angels after his managing career ended. He died at age 53 in Los Gatos, California.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tommy_Heath Managing record, from BR Bullpen]

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