| Tom McGovern | |
| Birth Date: | November 1852 |
| Bats: | Unknown |
| Throws: | Unknown |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutteam: | Brooklyn Atlantics |
| Debutdate: | June 15 |
| Debutyear: | 1874 |
| Position: | Second Baseman |
| Birth Place: | Newark, New Jersey |
| Death Place: | Newark, New Jersey |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finalteam: | Brooklyn Atlantics |
| Finaldate: | June 15 |
| Finalyear: | 1874 |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1value: | .000 |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat2label: | Runs |
| Stat2value: | 1 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 0 |
| Teams: | |
Thomas J. McGovern (November 1852 – July 5, 1919) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played in one major league game for the Brooklyn Atlantics in . In the game, which took place on June 15, he had no hits in four at bats, but scored a run.[1] In the field, McGovern had twelve chances and made three errors.[2] He played for Essex, a minor league club in Newark, New Jersey, in 1874 as well, and continued playing through . He appeared in an old-timers game in 1897 and died in Newark on July 5, 1919.[3]
For a long time, McGovern had no known first name, and his last was thought to be "Gavern", despite contemporary box scores listing his surname correctly.[1] [2] In 2024, the Society for American Baseball Research discovered McGovern's first name and other biographical information about him.[3]