Tom McCreery

Tom McCreery

Infobox MLB retired
name=Tom McCreery
position=Outfielder


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=October 19, 1874
city-state|Beaver|Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1941|7|3|1874|10|19
city-state|Beaver|Pennsylvania
debutdate= June 8
debutyear= 1895
debutteam= Louisville Colonels
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=1903
finalteam=Boston Beaneaters
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.290
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=26
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=386
teams=
* Louisville Colonels (1895-1897)
* New York Giants (1897-1898)
* Pittsburgh Pirates (1898-1900)
* Brooklyn Superbas (1901-1903)
* Boston Beaneaters (1903)
highlights= Thomas Livingston "Tom" McCreery (October 19 1874 – July 3 1941) was an outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Louisville Colonels (1895-1897 ["start"] ), New York Giants (1897 ["end"] -1898 ["start"] ), Pittsburgh Pirates (1898 ["end"] -1900), Brooklyn Superbas (1901-1903 ["start"] ) and Boston Beaneaters (1903 ["end"] ). McCreery was a switch hitter and threw right-handed. McCreery was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania and debuted with the Louisville Colonels in 1895, primarily as a starting pitcher, and posted a 3-1 record with a shutout. In 1896 McCreery switched to outfield, and he responded with a .351 batting average, 65 runs batted in, 91 runs, 26 stolen bases, a .546 slugging percentage, and led the National League with 21 triples.

In 1897, McCreery posted career-highs in runs (91), stolen bases (28), RBI (67), games played (138), and hit .289. On July 12, he hit three inside-the-park home runs, becoming the first and only player in major league history to hit three inside-homers in a single game. He also played in part of seven seasons with the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Superbas, hitting .323 for Pittsburgh in 1899. He played his final major league game with the Boston Beaneaters in 1903.

In a nine-season career, McCreery was a .290 hitter with 26 home runs and 386 RBI in 799 games.

Am alumnus of Georgetown University, McCreery died in Beaver, Pennsylvania, at the age of 66.

ee also

* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
* List of Major League Baseball triples champions

External links

* [http://baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_isphr.shtml Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccreto01.shtml Baseball Reference]


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