Tom Finley should not be confused with Tom Finlay.
Tom Finley | |
Position: | Third baseman |
Birth Date: | August 14, 1903 |
Birth Place: | St. Augustine, Florida |
Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1922 |
Debutteam: | Bacharach Giants |
Finalyear: | 1933 |
Finalteam: | Baltimore Elite Giants |
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John Thomas Finley (August 14, 1903 - September 5, 1933) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of St. Augustine, Florida, Finley made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Bacharach Giants. He went on to play for several teams, including the Lincoln Giants and Brooklyn Royal Giants, and finished his career in 1933 with the Philadelphia Stars.[1] [2] Finley died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1933 at age 30.
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