Mike Tiernan
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Michael Joseph Tiernan (Silent Mike)
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
- Debut April 30, 1887
- Final Game July 31, 1899
- Born January 21, 1867 in Trenton, NJ USA
- Died November 7, 1918 in New York, NY USA
[edit] Biographical Information
"In the early days of the Giants the name of Mike Tiernan was on the lips of every baseball fan, and to this day the old-timers talk about the long drives which Silent Mike used to make in Harlem." - from Mike Tiernan's obituary in the New York Times
Mike Tiernan was one of the best hitters of the 19th Century. The most similar player, according to similarity scores, is Harry Stovey, and there are four Hall of Famers on his similarity list, with the most similar Hall of Famer being Earle Combs (although, since the similarity scores method does not account for differing eras, Tiernan's contemporary, Hall of Famer Sam Thompson, is a better comparison).
Playing his whole major league career with the New York Giants, he was an outfielder who also pitched five games when he was a rookie.
He died in 1918 after a long illness. His New York Times obituary called him a "Famous Slugger" and a "Great Baseball Hero". Silent Mike Tiernan Dies
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2-time NL Home Runs Leader (1890 & 1891)
- NL Base on Balls Leader (1889)
- NL Runs Scored Leader (1889)
- NL Slugging Percentage Leader (1890)
- NL Total Bases Leader (1890)
- NL OPS Leader (1890 & 1891)
- 50 Stolen Bases Seasons: 3 (1888, 1890 & 1891)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 7 (1889-1891, 1893 & 1895-1897)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1893)
- Won two World Series with the New York Giants (1888 & 1889)
