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Tommy Dowd
Thomas Jefferson Dowd (Buttermilk Tommy)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 173 lb.

Born: April 20, 1869 in Holyoke, MA
Schools: Brown University, Georgetown University, College of the Holy Cross (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1891
Final Game: September 28, 1901
Died: July 2, 1933 in Holyoke, MA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1891 22 TOT AA 116 496 475 67 121 9 10 1 44 39 19 45 .255 .286 .322 .608 77 153 2 *4/O
1891 22 BOS AA 4 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 -49 1 0 /O
1891 22 WAS AA 112 485 464 66 120 9 10 1 44 39 19 44 .259 .291 .328 .618 80 152 2 *4/O
1892 23 WHS NL 144 619 584 94 142 9 10 1 50 49 34 49 .243 .286 .298 .584 79 174 1 4O5/6
1893 24 STL NL 132 632 581 114 164 18 7 1 54 59 49 23 .282 .340 .343 .683 81 199 2 *O/4
1894 25 STL NL 123 580 524 92 142 16 8 4 62 31 54 33 .271 .341 .355 .696 68 186 2 *O/45
1895 26 STL NL 129 542 505 95 163 19 17 7 74 30 30 31 .323 .364 .469 .834 115 237 3 4 *O5/4
1896 27 STL NL 126 576 521 93 138 17 11 5 46 40 42 19 .265 .322 .369 .691 85 192 2 11 4O
1897 28 TOT NL 126 575 536 93 152 23 5 0 52 41 25 .284 .316 .345 .661 76 185 0 14 *O4
1897 28 STL NL 35 157 145 25 38 9 1 0 9 11 6 .262 .291 .338 .629 67 49 0 6 O/4
1897 28 PHI NL 91 418 391 68 114 14 4 0 43 30 19 .292 .324 .348 .672 79 136 0 8 O4
1898 29 STL NL 139 635 586 70 143 17 7 0 32 16 30 .244 .287 .297 .584 66 174 5 14 *O4
1899 30 CLV NL 147 659 605 81 168 17 6 2 35 28 48 .278 .333 .336 .668 92 203 2 4 *O
1901 32 BOS AL 138 642 594 104 159 18 7 3 52 33 38 .268 .315 .337 .652 82 200 3 7 *O/35
10 Seasons 1320 5956 5511 903 1492 163 88 24 501 366 369 200 .271 .319 .345 .664 82 1903 22 54
162 Game Avg. 162 731 676 111 183 20 11 3 61 45 45 .271 .319 .345 .664 82 234 3
STL (6 yrs) 684 3122 2862 489 788 96 51 17 277 187 211 106 .275 .328 .362 .690 82 1037 14 35
WHS (2 yrs) 256 1104 1048 160 262 18 20 2 94 88 53 93 .250 .288 .311 .599 79 326 3
PHI (1 yr) 91 418 391 68 114 14 4 0 43 30 19 .292 .324 .348 .672 79 136 0 8
BOS (1 yr) 138 642 594 104 159 18 7 3 52 33 38 .268 .315 .337 .652 82 200 3 7
CLV (1 yr) 147 659 605 81 168 17 6 2 35 28 48 .278 .333 .336 .668 92 203 2 4
BOS (1 yr) 4 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 -49 1 0
NL (8 yrs) 1066 4818 4442 732 1212 136 71 20 405 294 312 155 .273 .323 .349 .672 82 1550 17 47
AA (1 yr) 116 496 475 67 121 9 10 1 44 39 19 45 .255 .286 .322 .608 77 153 2
AL (1 yr) 138 642 594 104 159 18 7 3 52 33 38 .268 .315 .337 .652 82 200 3 7

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1891 TOT AA 22 OF 9 11 10 0 1 0 .909 1.11 .909 1.83 5-0-4
1891 BOS AA 22 OF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.82 0-0-4
1891 WAS AA 22 2B 107 584 230 287 67 38 .885 4.83 .917 5.25
1891 WAS AA 22 OF 5 11 10 0 1 0 .909 2.00 .909 1.84 5-0-0
1892 WHS NL 23 2B 98 530 208 264 58 33 .891 4.82 .932 5.59
1892 WHS NL 23 OF 23 44 35 3 6 2 .864 1.65 .916 1.86 7-0-16
1892 WHS NL 23 3B 18 73 24 35 14 1 .808 3.28 .889 3.53
1892 WHS NL 23 SS 6 35 16 13 6 3 .829 4.83 .906 5.33
1893 STL NL 24 OF 132 267 225 27 15 9 .944 1.91 .912 2.14 64-5-63
1893 STL NL 24 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 5.90
1894 STL NL 25 OF 117 229 199 14 16 4 .930 1.82 .914 2.24 48-0-69
1894 STL NL 25 2B 7 43 20 19 4 2 .907 5.57 .930 5.71
1894 STL NL 25 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.40
1895 STL NL 26 OF 115 247 218 11 18 3 .927 1.99 .916 2.14 14-36-65
1895 STL NL 26 3B 17 50 15 26 9 0 .820 2.41 .880 3.38
1895 STL NL 26 2B 2 8 5 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 .925 5.65
1896 STL NL 27 2B 78 437 182 220 35 22 .920 5.15 .940 5.41
1896 STL NL 27 OF 48 123 111 4 8 2 .935 2.40 .933 2.12 0-48-0
1897 TOT NL 28 OF 103 207 181 9 17 3 .918 1.84 .936 2.06 0-53-50
1897 TOT NL 28 2B 24 142 56 71 15 5 .894 5.29 .939 5.53
1897 STL NL 28 OF 30 71 65 0 6 0 .915 2.17 .937 2.06 0-30-0
1897 STL NL 28 2B 5 22 9 9 4 0 .818 3.60 .945 5.52
1897 PHI NL 28 OF 73 136 116 9 11 3 .919 1.71 .936 2.06 0-23-50
1897 PHI NL 28 2B 19 120 47 62 11 5 .908 5.74 .938 5.53
1898 STL NL 29 OF 129 238 208 11 19 3 .920 1.70 .938 2.03 9-42-82
1898 STL NL 29 2B 11 57 23 28 6 3 .895 4.64 .946 5.53
1899 CLV NL 30 OF 147 368 341 10 17 2 .954 2.39 .943 2.11 0-147-0
1901 BOS AL 32 OF 137 319 288 11 20 3 .937 2.18 .930 2.00 137-0-0
1901 BOS AL 32 1B 2 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 7.00 .971 10.55
1901 BOS AL 32 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 3.50
10 Seasons OF 960 2053 1816 100 137 31 .933 2.00 .928 2.09 284-331-349
8 Seasons 2B 328 1802 724 892 186 103 .897 4.93 .930 5.43
4 Seasons 3B 37 124 40 61 23 1 .815 2.73 .885 3.46
1 Season SS 6 35 16 13 6 3 .829 4.83 .906 5.33
1 Season 1B 2 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 7.00 .971 10.55
10 Seasons TOT 1333 4028 2609 1067 352 138 .913 2.76 .840 2.98 284-331-349
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1893 NL--132--6th
1901 AL--138--3rd

At Bats s c a p y
1893 NL--581--5th
1899 NL--605--4th
1901 AL--594--2nd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1893 NL--632--6th
1899 NL--659--10th
1901 AL--642--2nd

Runs Scored s c a p y
1901 AL--104--10th

Triples s c a p y
1895 NL--17--8th
Career--88--221st

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1893 NL--59--2nd
1901 AL--33--10th
Career--366--91st

Singles s c a p y
1893 NL--138--9th
1901 AL--131--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
Career--15.950--211th

Outs Made s c a p y
1893 NL--417--4th
1894 NL--382--9th
1896 NL--394--5th
1897 NL--398--3rd
1898 NL--457--2nd
1899 NL--441--5th
1901 AL--442--1st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 13 (1096), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1199), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1326), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Cesar Tovar (898)
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  9. Max Flack (895)
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  3. Joe Quinn (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Tommy Leach (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Tommy Leach (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tommy Leach (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tommy Leach (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Tom Brown (904)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

April 21, 1891: Loaned to the Washington Statesmen by the Boston Reds.

November, 1892: Released by the Washington Senators.

December 1, 1892: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.

June 1, 1897: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Hallman, Dick Harley and $300.

November 10, 1897: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Jack Taylor and $1,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Monte Cross, Red Donahue and Klondike Douglass.

March 29, 1899: Assigned to the Cleveland Spiders by the St. Louis Perfectos.

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Name and misspellings: Buttermilk Thomas Jefferson tommie Tommy Dowd

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