Thomas Long (baseball) explained

Thomas Long
Position:Right Fielder
Birth Date:November 1860
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Norristown, Pennsylvania
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Unknown
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 29
Debutyear:1888
Debutteam:Louisville Colonels
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 29
Finalyear:1888
Finalteam:Louisville Colonels
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.000
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:RBI
Stat3value:0
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Thomas L. Long (November 1860–December 15, 1914) was an American professional baseball player who played one game in the American Association for the 1888 Louisville Colonels as a right fielder. Previously, Long was thought to be among the Major League Baseball players with unidentified given names, but further research revealed that he was Thomas Long, who had previously played in the minor leagues for the Peoria Reds of the Northwestern League in, the Wilmington Blue Hens of the Eastern League in, and a team representing Bradford, Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvania State Association in .[1] In his single game in the major leagues, Long had three plate appearances, walked once, and struck out once.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Long Career Stats Leagues Statistics & History . . . 15 March 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Thomas Long Stats . . . 15 March 2022 . en.