- Jack Thoney
John Thoney ["Bullet Jack"] (
December 8 ,1879 -October 24 ,1948 ) was a reserveoutfielder /infielder inMajor League Baseball who played from 1902 through 1911 for the Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1903), Baltimore Orioles (1902), Washington Senators (1904), New York Highlanders (1904) andBoston Red Sox (1908-1911). Listed at 5' 10", 175 lb., Thoney batted and threwright-handed . He was born inFort Thomas, Kentucky .In a six-season career, Thoney was a .237 hitter (216-for-912) with three
home run s and 73 RBI in 264 games, including 112 runs, 23 doubles, 12 triples and 42stolen base s. He made 225 appearances atleft field (97),center field (52),third base (31),right field (15),second base (19) andshortstop (11). Thoney died at the age of 68 inCovington, Kentucky .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thoneja01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/T/Pthonj101.htm Retrosheet]
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