Tom Lynch was born on Tuesday, April 3, 1860, in Bennington, Vermont. Lynch was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 18, 1884, with the Wilmington Quicksteps. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tom Lynch baseball stats page.
"Discipline was a foreign word to the boys and it was nothing unusual for the boys to stay out half the night," Mr. Lynch declared. "Besides that, we had to play without the use of gloves and some days our hands were so sore we could hardly eat out meals." - Albany Evening News (09/23/1930, 'Cohoes Municipal Employee Recounts The 10 Years He Played Ball in Big Leagues')
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Tom LynchTom Lynch Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Tom LynchTom Lynch Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1884 | 24 | Quicksteps | 16 | 58 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .276 | .333 | .362 |
1884 | 24 | Phillies | 13 | 48 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .313 | .365 | .479 |
1885 | 25 | Phillies | 13 | 53 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .189 | .317 | .245 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
2 Years | 42 | 159 | 20 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .258 | .337 | .358 |
Tom LynchTom Lynch Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1884 Quicksteps | 1B | 1 | - | - | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1884 Quicksteps | C | 8 | - | - | 65 | 8.1 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 11 | - | - | .846 | 0.00 |
1884 Quicksteps | LF | 8 | - | - | 12 | 1.5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 0.00 |
1884 Phillies | C | 7 | - | - | 43 | 6.1 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 | - | - | .860 | 0.00 |
1884 Phillies | OF | 7 | - | - | 13 | 1.9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1885 Phillies | OF | 13 | - | - | 37 | 2.8 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .838 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
OF Totals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.5 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .880 | 0.00 | |
C Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 7.2 | 92 | 68 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 20 | n/a | n/a | .852 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 0.00 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
2 Years | 44 | - | - | 183 | 4.2 | 160 | 127 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 20 | n/a | n/a | .874 | 0.00 |
Tom LynchTom Lynch Miscellaneous Stats |
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Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1884 Quicksteps | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1884 Phillies | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
1885 Phillies | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2 Years | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.8 | - | - | - |
Tom LynchTom Lynch Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1884 Wilmington Quicksteps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1885 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
Tom Lynch Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Tom Lynch was once shot in the chest and survived the encounter? On November 1, 1890, the following article appeared in The Post:
TROY, Oct. 27 - Thomas Lynch, the well-known ball player, who had guarded first base at different times for the Athletic, Atlanta, Hartford, Hamilton, Birmingham, Syracuse and Wilmington clubs, returned to his home in Cohoes a few days ago. He is a muscalar fellow and able to hold his own with most anybody. About three years ago he had a quarrell with Richard Doyle, who is his inferior in size and strength. Doyle is a jack-spinner in one of the Cohoes mills. Lunch, who had been out with friends and was considerably under the influence of liquor, met Doyle this morning in John Donovan's saloon on Columbia street. Several drinks were had and the story of the old quarrel was revived. Finally, Lynch struck Doyle in the face. Doyle did not return the blow, but said:
"Lynch, you are a good deal bigger man than me, but I am going home, and when I come back if you hit me again you'll get the worst of it."
Doyle returned in about an hour, meeting Lynch, Donovan, and others outside the place. When Lynch saw him he said - "You want more, do you?" and again struck him. Doyle pulled a revolver and fired, the ball striking Lynch in the left breast just below the nipple. Doyle put the weapon in his pocket and walked away, while Lynch, who claimed that he was not badly hurt, was looked after by Donovan and others.
They took him to a house near lock 14 on the Erie Canal, where he became so weak that Dr. Parker was sent for. He prounounced the wound a dangerous one, and had Lynch taken to his home on Lancaster street. He is not expected to live forty-eight hours. Dr. Parker notified the police, who instituted an unsuccessful search for Doyle, but this afternoon he walked into the station house and surrendered, admitting he was the man who shot Lynch.
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