Tom Power
| Tom Power | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: 1869 San Francisco, California | |||
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Died: February 25, 1898 San Francisco, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 27, 1890, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 15, 1890, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .208 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 6 | ||
| Teams | |||
Thomas Francis Power (1869 – February 25, 1898) was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for one season. In 1890, he played primarily as a first baseman, but also played as a second baseman, for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association.
Career
Thomas Francis Power was born in 1869 in San Francisco, California.[1] He began his professional baseball career in 1888, with his hometown San Francisco Haverlys of the California League (CL) at the age of 19.[2] In the following season, he split time between San Francisco and the Stocking team of the CL.[2]
He began the 1890 baseball season with the Balitmore Orioles of the Atlantic Association,[2] before making his MLB debut on August 27 with the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association and stayed with the team through the conclusion of the season.[1] This was his only MLB experience and his final MLB-career totals include a .208 batting average, 11 runs scored, six runs batted in, and six stolen bases in 38 games played.[1] In 1891, he played with, and for part of the season, managed the Rochester Hop Bitters of the Eastern Association.[2][3] He played for the Oakland Colonels of CL during the 1891 season as well.[2]
He began the 1892 season with the Troy Trojans of the Eastern League (EL) before returning to California and played for two area teams; the Oakland Morans of the Central California League San Francisco Metropolitans of the CL.[2] He stayed in the CL in 1893 and played for the San Francisco Friscos, then returned to the EL, playing for the Binghamton Bingoes/Allentown Buffaloes and the Syracuse Stars.[2] Powers stayed with the Stars to begin the 1895 season, then moved back to California to play for a California Winter League team in San Francisco. He did not play another season in professional baseball.[2]
Death
On February 25, 1898, Powers died of consumption at his home in San Francisco,[4] and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Tom Power". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tom Power (minors)". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ↑ "1891 Rochester Hop Bitters". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Death of Tom Power". The New York Times. February 27, 1898.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Tom Power at Find a Grave