Tom Delahanty Explained

Tom Delahanty should not be confused with Tom Delahunty.

Tom Delahanty
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Position:Third baseman
Birth Date:9 March 1872
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio
Death Place:Sanford, Florida
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 29
Debutyear:1894
Debutteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 29
Finalyear:1897
Finalteam:Louisville Colonels
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:19
Stat2label:Batting average
Stat2value:.239
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:16
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Thomas James Delahanty (March 9, 1872 – January 10, 1951) was an American professional baseball infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Spiders, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Louisville Colonels, from to .[1] Delahanty made his Major League debut on the last game of the season for the Phillies. This appearance most likely only happened because his older brother Ed was "pestering" the Phillies to give Tom a shot.

He was the second-oldest of the five Delahanty brothers to make the Major Leagues Ed, Jim, Frank and Joe.

He is buried at All Souls Cemetery in Sanford, Florida.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: admin . Tom Delahanty – Society for American Baseball Research . 2024-02-22 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Tom Delahanty Stats.