- Tom Carey (shortstop)
Infobox MLB retired
name=Tom Carey
position=Shortstop /Second baseman
bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=March 1846
city-state|Brooklyn|New York
deathdate=death date and age|1906|8|16|1846|3|00
city-state|San Francisco|California
debutdate=May 4
debutyear= by|1871
debutteam=Fort Wayne Kekiongas
finaldate=September 29
finalyear= by|1879
finalteam=Cleveland Blues (NL)
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.269
stat2label=Runs scored
stat2value=405
stat3label=RBIs
stat3value=271
teams=As Player
*Fort Wayne Kekiongas (by|1871)
*Baltimore Canaries (by|1872–by|1873)
*New York Mutuals (by|1874)
*Hartford Dark Blues (by|1875–by|1877)
*Providence Grays (by|1878)
*Cleveland Blues (NL) (by|1879)As Manager
*Baltimore Canaries (by|1873)
*New York Mutuals (by|1874)
highlights=Thomas Joseph Carey, born J. J. Norton (March 1846 –
August 16 1906 ), was an Americanshortstop inMajor League Baseball . Born inBrooklyn ,New York , he played a total of nine seasons, five of which were in the National Association (1871 through 1875), and the other four in theNational League . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/careyto01.shtml Baseball-reference player page] ] During two of the seasons in the National Association, he also spent some time asplayer-manager , with a career record of 27 wins and 21 losses. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/careyto01.shtml Baseball-reference manager page] ]Carey played as a
second baseman in his first three seasons in the National Association, and went hitless in threeat bats for theFort Wayne Kekiongas in the first professional game ever played onMay 4 1871 , against theCleveland Forest Citys . [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/05041871.shtml Baseball-almanac box score] ]After his playing days were over, he spent the 1882 season as an umpire. He died at the age of 60 in
San Francisco, California , and is buried at theSan Francisco National Cemetery . [ [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcaret101.htm Retrosheet] ]References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=c/careyto01
Persondata
NAME = Carey, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Carey, Thomas Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player, manager
DATE OF BIRTH =March 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH =Brooklyn, New York
DATE OF DEATH =August 16 1906
PLACE OF DEATH =San Francisco, California
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