Tom Padden

Thomas Francis Padden (October 6, 1908 - June 10, 1973) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1932-1937), Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943), and Washington Senators (1943). He stood 5'11 1/2" and weighed 170 lbs.

Padden made his major league debut on May 29, 1932 in a road game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. His two best seasons were 1934, when he batted .321 in 82 games, and 1935, in which he had career-highs of 97 games played, 302 at bats, and 35 runs scored.

Career totals include a batting average of .272 in 399 games, a .345 on base percentage, 2 home runs, 110 runs batted in, and 122 runs scored. He was an average defensive catcher for his era, with a lifetime fielding percentage of .977.

Notable Pirate teammates who were future Hall of Famers were Burleigh Grimes, Waite Hoyt, Freddie Lindstrom, Pie Traynor, Arky Vaughan, Lloyd Waner, and Paul Waner.

Padden died in his hometown of Manchester, New Hampshire at the age of 64.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/paddeto01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Ppaddt101.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Padden.Tom.Obit.html The Deadball Era]