Tommy Bond

Thomas Henry Bond (April 2, 1856 – January 24, 1941) was a Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher and a right fielder a total of ten seasons. A native of Granard, Ireland, he is the first person born in Ireland to play Major League Baseball. Bond was also the last survivor of the National League's first season (1876). Bond played for six teams during his career: the Brooklyn Atlantics (1874), Hartford Dark Blues (1875–1876), Boston Red Caps (1877–1881), Worcester Ruby Legs (1882), Boston Reds (1884), and Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884). He also managed the Worcester team for six games.

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Tommy Bond.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1874	BRA	22-32	2.03	55	55	55	1	497	606	440	112	8	42
1875	HAR	19-16	1.41	40	39	37	6	352	302	152	55	7	70
1876	HAR	31-13	1.68	45	45	45	6	408	355	164	76	13	88
1877	BSN	40-17	2.11	58	58	58	6	521	530	248	122	36	170
1878	BSN	40-19	2.06	59	59	57	9	532	571	222	122	33	182
1879	BSN	43-19	1.96	64	64	59	11	555	543	206	121	24	155
1880	BSN	26-29	2.67	63	57	49	3	493	559	298	146	45	118
1881	BSN	0-3	4.26	3	3	2	0	25	40	17	12	2	2
1882	WOR	0-1	4.38	2	2	0	0	12	12	13	6	7	2
1884	BOS	13-9	3.00	23	21	19	0	189	185	120	63	14	128
1884	IND	0-5	5.65	5	5	5	0	43	62	51	27	4	15
Career		234-163	-	417	408	386	42	-	3765	1931	862	193	972

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Major League fielding statistics for Tommy Bond.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1874	BRA	55	-	27	137	31	1	0.841
1875	HAR	72	-	90	110	28	7	0.877
1876	HAR	45	-	25	93	15	0	0.887
1877	BSN	61	-	30	104	9	2	0.937
1878	BSN	59	-	27	117	9	4	0.941
1879	BSN	65	-	36	144	9	7	0.952
1880	BSN	76	-	61	153	16	8	0.930
1881	BSN	3	-	2	7	0	0	1.000
1882	WOR	8	-	11	1	4	0	0.750
1884	BOS	37	-	25	57	13	3	0.863
1884	IND	7	-	2	5	4	0	0.636
Career		488	-	336	928	138	32	-

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Major League batting statistics for Tommy Bond.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1874	BRA	55	245	25	54	10	1	20	0	1	5	0.220	0.224	0.269
1875	HAR	72	289	32	77	11	3	33	5	0	5	0.266	0.266	0.325
1876	HAR	45	182	18	50	8	0	21		0	4	0.275	0.275	0.319
1877	BSN	61	259	32	59	4	3	30		1	15	0.228	0.231	0.266
1878	BSN	59	236	22	50	4	1	23		0	9	0.212	0.212	0.237
1879	BSN	65	257	35	62	3	1	21		6	8	0.241	0.259	0.261
1880	BSN	76	282	27	62	4	1	24		8	14	0.220	0.241	0.241
1881	BSN	3	10	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0.200	0.200	0.200
1882	WOR	8	30	1	4	0	0	2		2	3	0.133	0.188	0.133
1884	BOS	37	162	21	48	8	0			4		0.296	0.313	0.346
1884	IND	7	23	0	3	1	1	0		0		0.130	0.130	0.261
Career		488	1975	213	471	53	11	174	5	22	63	-	-	-

First Name	Thomas
Middle Name	Henry
Last Name	Bond
Full Name at Birth	Thomas Henry Bond
Age	84 (age at death)
Date of Birth	April 2, 1856
Birthplace	Granard, Ireland
Date of Death	January 24, 1941
Location of Death	Boston, MA
Buried	Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, MA
Height	5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight	160 lbs (72.6 kg)
Star Sign	Aries
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher, Rightfielder
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	5 May 1874
Last MLB Game	11 August 1884