Tom Needham
[edit] Biography
Tom Needham (Thomas Joseph Needham) was born on May 17, 1879 in Steubenville, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on May 12, 1904 for the Boston Beaneaters. In 1904, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 4 home runs and 19 RBI. Needham played for the Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 11 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1904
| BOS
| N
| 84
| 269
| 18
| 70
| 4
| 19
| .260
| .292
| .372
| 12
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| BOS
| N
| 83
| 271
| 21
| 59
| 2
| 17
| .218
| .293
| .269
| 6
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| BOS
| N
| 83
| 285
| 11
| 54
| 1
| 12
| .189
| .230
| .242
| 8
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| BOS
| N
| 86
| 260
| 19
| 51
| 1
| 19
| .196
| .264
| .246
| 6
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| NY
| N
| 54
| 91
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 11
| .209
| .339
| .242
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| CHI
| N
| 13
| 28
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 76
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 10
| .184
| .287
| .250
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| 27
| 62
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .194
| .315
| .226
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| CHI
| N
| 33
| 90
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 10
| .178
| .260
| .233
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| CHI
| N
| 20
| 42
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 11
| .238
| .304
| .381
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CHI
| N
| 9
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .118
| .167
| .176
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 523
| 1491
| 113
| 311
| 8
| 117
| .209
| .274
| .272
| 50
| 10
| 109
| 49
| 26
| 25
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1904
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1904
| BOS
| N
| C
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 326
| 140
| 27
| 8
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1905
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1905
| BOS
| N
| C
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 292
| 134
| 23
| 6
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1905
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1906
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1906
| BOS
| N
| C
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 317
| 114
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1906
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1906
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1906
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1907
| BOS
| N
| C
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 281
| 101
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1907
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1908
| NY
| N
| C
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 30
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1909
| CHI
| N
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1910
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1910
| CHI
| N
| C
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 131
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| C
| 21
| 17
| 161
| 94
| 32
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 17
| 0
| .984
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1912
| CHI
| N
| C
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 39
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1913
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1913
| CHI
| N
| C
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 24
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1914
| CHI
| N
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 463
| 17
| 161
| 1841
| 661
| 97
| 43
| 0
| 64
| 14
| 17
| 0
| .963
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Boston Doves with Fred Tenney and Al Bridwell to New York Giants in exchange for Dan McGann, Frank Bowerman, Bill Dahlen, George Browne and Cecil Ferguson (December 13, 1907).
- Sold by New York Giants to St Paul (American Association) for $1000 (January 30, 1909).
- Traded by St Paul (American Association) to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Fred Leise (March 27, 1909).
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