- Tommy Bond (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Tommy Bond
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=April 2 ,1856
city-state|Granard|Ireland
deathdate=death date and age|1941|1|24|1856|4|2
city-state|Boston|Massachusetts
debutdate=May 5
debutyear=by|1874
debutteam=Brooklyn Atlantics
finaldate=August 11
finalyear=by|1884
finalteam=Indianapolis Hoosiers
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=234-163
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=2.31
stat3label=Complete game s
stat3value=386
teams=
*Brooklyn Atlantics (by|1874)
*Hartford Dark Blues (by|1875–by|1876)
*Boston Red Caps (by|1877–by|1881)
*Worcester Ruby Legs (by|1882)
*Boston Reds (by|1884)
*Indianapolis Hoosiers (by|1884)
highlights=
*Won pitching triple crown in 1877Thomas Henry Bond (
April 2 ,1856 –January 24 ,1941 ) was a 19th centurymajor league baseball pitcher . A native ofGranard ,Ireland , he lived to be the last survivor of the National League's first season (1876).Bond played for the
Brooklyn Atlantics (1874),Hartford Dark Blues (1875-1876), Boston Red Caps (1877-1881),Worcester Ruby Legs (1882), Boston Reds (1884), and Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884).In 1877 he was the winner of baseball's first pitching Triple Crown, leading the
National League in wins (40),earned run average (2.11), andstrikeouts (170).During his ten-season career, he was a three-time 40-game winner, played for two
National League pennant -winning clubs, and regularly finished in the top ten in many pitching categories.His career statistics include a record of 234-163, 386
complete games in 408 starts, 42shutouts , and an ERA of 2.31.Bond also played 92 games in the
outfield , a few more in theinfield , and batted .238 with 174RBI and 213 runs scored.ee also
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List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
* Triple Crown
*List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
*List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
*List of Major League Baseball wins champions
*List of players from Ireland in Major League Baseball External links
*baseball-reference|id=b/bondto01
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Bond_Tommy.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Bond.Tommy.Obit.html The Deadball Era]
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