Tom Needham

Full Name: Thomas Joseph Needham	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/180	First Game: May 12, 1904
Birthdate: May 17, 1879	Final Game: July 8, 1914
Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: December 14, 1926
Deathplace: Steubenville, Ohio
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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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.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1904	BOS	N	84	269	18	70	4	19	.260	.292	.372	12	3	11	0	1	1	3
1905	BOS	N	83	271	21	59	2	17	.218	.293	.269	6	1	24	0	5	1	3
1906	BOS	N	83	285	11	54	1	12	.189	.230	.242	8	2	13	0	2	2	3
1907	BOS	N	86	260	19	51	1	19	.196	.264	.246	6	2	18	0	6	5	4
1908	NY	N	54	91	8	19	0	11	.209	.339	.242	3	0	12	0	6	6	0
1909	CHI	N	13	28	3	4	0	0	.143	.143	.143	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
1911	CHI	N	27	62	4	12	0	5	.194	.315	.226	2	0	9	14	2	0	2
1912	CHI	N	33	90	12	16	0	10	.178	.260	.233	5	0	7	13	3	4	3
1913	CHI	N	20	42	5	10	0	11	.238	.304	.381	4	1	4	8	0	1	0
1914	CHI	N	9	17	3	2	0	3	.118	.167	.176	1	0	1	4	0	0	1
Total			523	1491	113	311	8	117	.209	.274	.272	50	10	109	49	26	25	20

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	AVG
1904	BOS	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1904	BOS	N	C	77	0	0	326	140	27	8	16	0	0	.945
1905	BOS	N	1B	2	0	0	18	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1905	BOS	N	C	77	0	0	292	134	23	6	14	0	0	.949
1905	BOS	N	OF	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
1906	BOS	N	1B	2	0	0	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1906	BOS	N	C	76	0	0	317	114	17	9	9	0	0	.962
1906	BOS	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1906	BOS	N	2B	5	0	0	6	16	2	0	0	0	0	.917
1906	BOS	N	3B	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	.500
1907	BOS	N	C	78	0	0	281	101	13	9	11	0	0	.967
1907	BOS	N	1B	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1908	NY	N	C	47	0	0	168	30	5	2	6	0	0	.975
1909	CHI	N	C	7	0	0	43	5	1	0	0	0	0	.980
1910	CHI	N	1B	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1910	CHI	N	C	27	0	0	131	31	3	0	3	0	0	.982
1911	CHI	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1911	CHI	N	C	21	17	161	94	32	2	2	1	14	17	.984
1911	CHI	N	RF	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1912	CHI	N	C	32	0	0	116	39	1	3	1	0	0	.994
1913	CHI	N	1B	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1913	CHI	N	C	14	0	0	51	24	3	4	1	0	0	.962
1914	CHI	N	C	7	0	0	22	11	2	0	2	0	0	.943
Total			2B	5	0	0	6	16	2	0	0	0	0	.917
Total			OF	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Total			3B	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	.500
Total			RF	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	7	0	0	48	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
Total			C	463	17	161	1841	661	97	43	64	14	17	.963

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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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