Tom McGuire

Thomas Patrick McGuire
(Elmer)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
• High School De La Salle Institute
• Debut April 18, 1914
• Final Game August 9, 1919
• Born February 1, 1892 in Chicago, IL USA
• Died December 7, 1959 in Phoenix, AZ USA

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Biographical Information

Tom McGuire made an impressive professional debut as a 21-year-old with the Chicago team of the Federal League in 1913, leading the new circuit in Wins, IP and Strikeouts. The following year, McGuire made twelve starts and twelve relief appearances for the major league Chicago Chi-Feds team, collecting a complete game win over the Kansas City Packers on April 18th, in his first game of the season. McGuire played just one more major league game after that season, appearing for the Chicago White Sox on August 9, 1919 against the Washington Senators and Walter Johnson, and yielding a single and RBI triple to Washington's ace pitcher.

Further Reading

• Jack Morris: "Tom McGuire", in Jacob Pomrenke, ed.: Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2015, pp. 130-132. ISBN 978-1-933599-95-3

Related Sites

• Tom McGuire at the SABR Bio Project
• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Tom McGuire