Tommy Bond
[edit] Biography
Born on April 2, 1856 in Granard, Ireland, Tommy Bond (Thomas Henry Bond) played for the Brooklyn Atlantics, Hartford Dark Blues, Boston Red Caps, Worcester Ruby Legs, Indianapolis Blues and Boston Reds over the course of his 10 year career. Bond broke into the bigs on May 5, 1874 with the Brooklyn Atlantics, and put up a 3.19 ERA in 497 innings pitched in 1874, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tommy Bond's best season was 1879, when he posted a 1.96 ERA, won 43 games and struck out 155 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1874
| ATL
| n
| 55
| 55
| 22
| 32
| 3.19
| 42
| 440
| 176
| 55
| 1
| 0
| 497
| 606
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1875
| HAR
| n
| 40
| 39
| 19
| 16
| 1.56
| 70
| 152
| 61
| 37
| 6
| 0
| 352
| 302
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| HAR
| N
| 45
| 45
| 31
| 13
| 1.68
| 88
| 164
| 76
| 45
| 6
| 0
| 408
| 355
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 8
| 0
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| 58
| 58
| 40
| 17
| 2.11
| 170
| 248
| 122
| 58
| 6
| 0
| 521
| 530
| 5
| 36
| 0
| 18
| 0
|
| 1878
| BOS
| N
| 59
| 59
| 40
| 19
| 2.06
| 182
| 222
| 122
| 57
| 9
| 0
| 532.2
| 571
| 5
| 33
| 0
| 13
| 0
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| 64
| 64
| 43
| 19
| 1.96
| 155
| 206
| 121
| 59
| 11
| 0
| 555.1
| 543
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 13
| 0
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 63
| 57
| 26
| 29
| 2.67
| 118
| 298
| 146
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 493
| 559
| 1
| 45
| 0
| 24
| 0
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4.26
| 2
| 17
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 25.1
| 40
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1882
| WOR
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4.38
| 2
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.1
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 5.65
| 15
| 51
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 62
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| 23
| 21
| 13
| 9
| 3.00
| 128
| 120
| 63
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 189
| 185
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| 28
| 26
| 13
| 14
| 3.49
| 143
| 171
| 90
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 232
| 247
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 23
| 21
| 13
| 9
| 3.00
| 128
| 120
| 63
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 189
| 185
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 294
| 288
| 180
| 101
| 2.14
| 717
| 1168
| 605
| 270
| 35
| 0
| 2547.2
| 2610
| 24
| 160
| 0
| 80
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 95
| 94
| 41
| 48
| 2.51
| 112
| 592
| 237
| 92
| 7
| 0
| 849
| 908
| 19
| 15
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 5.65
| 15
| 51
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 62
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 417
| 408
| 234
| 163
| 2.31
| 972
| 1931
| 932
| 386
| 42
| 0
| 3628.2
| 3765
| 51
| 193
| 0
| 86
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1874
| ATL
| n
| P
| 55
| 55
| 497
| 27
| 137
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .841
|
| 1875
| HAR
| n
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 92
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1875
| HAR
| n
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1875
| HAR
| n
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .745
|
| 1875
| HAR
| n
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1876
| HAR
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 93
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| P
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 104
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1878
| BOS
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 117
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1878
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 144
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 141
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 11
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1882
| WOR
| N
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1882
| WOR
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .700
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 55
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .863
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 60
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .843
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 23
| 26
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .803
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 417
| 55
| 497
| 218
| 896
| 109
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1874
| ATL
| n
| 55
| 245
| 25
| 54
| 0
| 20
| .220
| .224
| .269
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1875
| HAR
| n
| 71
| 289
| 32
| 77
| 0
| 33
| .266
| .266
| .325
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| HAR
| N
| 45
| 182
| 18
| 50
| 0
| 21
| .275
| .275
| .319
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| 61
| 259
| 32
| 59
| 0
| 30
| .228
| .231
| .266
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1878
| BOS
| N
| 59
| 236
| 22
| 50
| 0
| 23
| .212
| .212
| .237
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| 65
| 257
| 35
| 62
| 0
| 21
| .241
| .259
| .261
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 76
| 282
| 27
| 62
| 0
| 24
| .220
| .241
| .241
| 4
| 1
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| WOR
| N
| 8
| 30
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .133
| .188
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| IND
| a
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .130
| .130
| .261
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| 37
| 162
| 21
| 48
| 0
| 0
| .296
| .313
| .346
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| 44
| 185
| 21
| 51
| 0
| 0
| .276
| .291
| .335
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 37
| 162
| 21
| 48
| 0
| 0
| .296
| .313
| .346
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 317
| 1256
| 135
| 289
| 0
| 121
| .230
| .240
| .258
| 23
| 6
| 17
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 126
| 534
| 57
| 131
| 0
| 53
| .245
| .247
| .300
| 21
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .130
| .130
| .261
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 487
| 1975
| 213
| 471
| 0
| 174
| .238
| .247
| .276
| 53
| 11
| 22
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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- Released by Indianapolis Blues (@August 21, 1884).
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