Tom Sullivan | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Nome, Alaska, US | December 19, 1906|
Died: August 16, 1944 Seattle, Washington, US | (aged 37)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 14, 1925, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 14, 1925, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .000 (0-for-1) |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Thomas Brandon Sullivan (December 19, 1906 – August 16, 1944) was a professional baseball catcher. He played in one game for the 1925 Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 190 pounds (86 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. Sullivan was the first person born in Alaska to play in MLB. [1] [a]
Baseball records list Sullivan's one game with the Cincinnati Reds in 1925, and 55 games with the minor league Seattle Indians of the Pacific Coast League in 1928. [2]
Sullivan's one major league appearance came on June 14, 1925, with the Reds hosting the Brooklyn Robins at Redland Field (later renamed Crosley Field). [3] Sullivan played defensively at catcher for the final three innings, allowing one passed ball from pitcher Neal Brady. [3] Sullivan had one plate appearance; facing Brooklyn's Dazzy Vance with one out in the ninth inning, he grounded out, shortstop to first. [3] The Cincinnati Enquirer noted that it was Sullivan's first professional game, referring to him as "the big college boy from Seattle". [4] He was released by the Reds on June 29. [5]
Sullivan attended the University of Washington prior to playing professional baseball. [6]
Tom Sullivan | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Nome, Alaska, US | December 19, 1906|
Died: August 16, 1944 Seattle, Washington, US | (aged 37)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 14, 1925, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 14, 1925, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .000 (0-for-1) |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Thomas Brandon Sullivan (December 19, 1906 – August 16, 1944) was a professional baseball catcher. He played in one game for the 1925 Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 190 pounds (86 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. Sullivan was the first person born in Alaska to play in MLB. [1] [a]
Baseball records list Sullivan's one game with the Cincinnati Reds in 1925, and 55 games with the minor league Seattle Indians of the Pacific Coast League in 1928. [2]
Sullivan's one major league appearance came on June 14, 1925, with the Reds hosting the Brooklyn Robins at Redland Field (later renamed Crosley Field). [3] Sullivan played defensively at catcher for the final three innings, allowing one passed ball from pitcher Neal Brady. [3] Sullivan had one plate appearance; facing Brooklyn's Dazzy Vance with one out in the ninth inning, he grounded out, shortstop to first. [3] The Cincinnati Enquirer noted that it was Sullivan's first professional game, referring to him as "the big college boy from Seattle". [4] He was released by the Reds on June 29. [5]
Sullivan attended the University of Washington prior to playing professional baseball. [6]