Tom York (baseball)

Tom York (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#808080
bgcolor2=#808080
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Tom York
position=Left fielder
bats=Left
throws=Unknown
birthdate=July 13, 1850
city-state|Brooklyn|New York
deathdate=death date and age|1936|2|17|1850|7|13
city-state|New York|New York
debutdate=May 9
debutyear=by|1871
debutteam=Troy Haymakers
finaldate=June 20
finalyear=by|1885
finalteam=Baltimore Orioles
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.274
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,095
stat3label=Runs
stat3value=743
teams=
*Troy Haymakers (by|1871)
*Baltimore Canaries (by|1872-by|1873)
*Philadelphia White Stockings (by|1874)
*Hartford Dark Blues (by|1875-by|1877)
*Providence Grays (by|1878-by|1882)
*Cleveland Blues (by|1883)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1884-by|1885)
highlights=

Thomas Jefferson "Tom" York (born July 13, 1850 in Brooklyn, New York, died February 17, 1937 in New York City, New York) was a 19th century Major League Baseball outfielder. Over the course of York's 15-season career, he racked up 1095 hits in 4002 at bats, for a .274 batting average. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/yorkto01.shtml Baseball-Reference player page] ] Twice, during his playing time with the Providence Grays, he was also manager including the entire first season of the team's existence in 1878. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/yorkto01.shtml Baseball-Reference manager page] ]

In 1878, York lead the National League in total bases, extra-base hits, and triples. In 1883, he lead the league in walks.

Tom died at the age of 86 in New York City, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, which is in Brooklyn. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=yorkto01 Baseball-Almanac player page] ]

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball triples champions

References


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