Tommy Dowd
[edit] Biography
Tommy Dowd (Thomas Jefferson Dowd) was born on April 20, 1869 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on April 8, 1891 for the Washington Senators. In 1891, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 1 home run and 44 RBI. Dowd played for the Washington Senators, Boston Reds, St. Louis Perfectos, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Spiders and Boston Americans over the course of his 10 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Tommy Dowd's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1895, when he stole 30 bases, hit for a .323 average and knocked in 74 runs. However, others believe that it was 1893, when he stole 59 bases, hit for a .282 average and knocked in 54 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 112
| 464
| 66
| 120
| 1
| 44
| .259
| .291
| .328
| 9
| 10
| 19
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| 116
| 475
| 67
| 121
| 1
| 44
| .255
| .286
| .322
| 9
| 10
| 19
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 144
| 584
| 94
| 142
| 1
| 50
| .243
| .286
| .298
| 9
| 10
| 34
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 49
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| STL
| N
| 132
| 581
| 114
| 164
| 1
| 54
| .282
| .340
| .343
| 18
| 7
| 49
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 59
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| STL
| N
| 123
| 524
| 92
| 142
| 4
| 62
| .271
| .341
| .355
| 16
| 8
| 54
| 33
| 2
| 9
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| STL
| N
| 129
| 505
| 95
| 163
| 7
| 74
| .323
| .364
| .469
| 19
| 17
| 30
| 31
| 3
| 4
| 30
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| STL
| N
| 126
| 521
| 93
| 138
| 5
| 46
| .265
| .322
| .369
| 17
| 11
| 42
| 19
| 2
| 11
| 40
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| STL
| N
| 35
| 145
| 25
| 38
| 0
| 9
| .262
| .291
| .338
| 9
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| 91
| 391
| 68
| 114
| 0
| 43
| .292
| .324
| .348
| 14
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 30
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| TOT
| N
| 126
| 536
| 93
| 152
| 0
| 52
| .284
| .316
| .345
| 23
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 41
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| STL
| N
| 139
| 586
| 70
| 143
| 0
| 32
| .244
| .287
| .297
| 17
| 7
| 30
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| CLE
| N
| 147
| 605
| 81
| 168
| 2
| 35
| .278
| .333
| .336
| 17
| 6
| 48
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| BOS
| A
| 138
| 594
| 104
| 159
| 3
| 52
| .268
| .315
| .337
| 18
| 7
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1066
| 4442
| 732
| 1212
| 20
| 405
| .273
| .323
| .349
| 136
| 71
| 312
| 155
| 17
| 56
| 294
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 138
| 594
| 104
| 159
| 3
| 52
| .268
| .315
| .337
| 18
| 7
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 116
| 475
| 67
| 121
| 1
| 44
| .255
| .286
| .322
| 9
| 10
| 19
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1320
| 5511
| 903
| 1492
| 24
| 501
| .271
| .319
| .345
| 163
| 88
| 369
| 200
| 22
| 63
| 366
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 2B
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 230
| 287
| 67
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 35
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .808
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 208
| 264
| 58
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 13
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .829
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .864
|
| 1893
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1893
| STL
| N
| OF
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 27
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1894
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 19
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| 1894
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1894
| STL
| N
| OF
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 199
| 14
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1895
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 26
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .820
|
| 1895
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1895
| STL
| N
| OF
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 218
| 11
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1896
| STL
| N
| OF
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 4
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1896
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 182
| 220
| 35
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1897
| STL
| N
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 1897
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 9
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 62
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1897
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1897
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 181
| 9
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1897
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 71
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .894
|
| 1898
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 28
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1898
| STL
| N
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 208
| 11
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1899
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 341
| 10
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1901
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 288
| 11
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 328
| 0
| 0
| 724
| 892
| 186
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 13
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .829
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 61
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .815
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 960
| 0
| 0
| 1816
| 100
| 137
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
[edit] Transactions
- Loaned to Washington Senators by Boston Reds (April 21, 1891).
- Released by Washington Senators (November, 1892).
- Signed by St. Louis Browns (December 1, 1892).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bill Hallman, Dick Harley and $300 (June 1, 1897).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Lave Cross, Jack Clements, Jack Taylor and $1000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Monte Cross, Klondike Douglass and Red Donahue (November 10, 1897).
- Assigned to Cleveland Spiders by St. Louis Perfectos with Kid Carsey, Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Dick Harley, Bill Hill, Jim Hughey, Harry Lochhead, Harry Maupin, Joe Quinn, Jack Stivetts, Willie Sudhoff, Joe Sugden, Suter Sullivan and Tommy Tucker (March 29, 1899).
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