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Tom Bannon

1869 – 1950

Major League Baseball player

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Lived 1869 – 1950 (aged 80). Tom Bannon was an American baseball player.

Thomas Edward Bannon (May 8, 1869 – January 26, 1950), nicknamed "Ward Six" and "Uncle Tom", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played Major League Baseball for the New York Giants in 1895 and 1896, mostly as an outfielder. Bannon was 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed 175 pounds.

Career Bannon was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1869 and grew up in Saugus, Massachusetts. He started his professional baseball career in 1891. During the 1895 season, he played for the Eastern League's Scranton Coal Heavers and the National League's New York Giants; he had batting averages of .340 for Scranton and .270 for New York. Early in the following season, Bannon appeared in two games for the Giants, which was his last major league experience. In 1898, while with the Montreal Royals, Tom batted .287.

Bannon went to the Connecticut State League in 1902, played there for three seasons, and then moved on to the New England League. In 1909, he became a player-manager for the Lowell Tigers. In 1910, he was a player-manager of the Connecticut Association's Middletown Jewels, where he batted .282 in the final season of his playing career. He managed two teams in 1911. He died in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1950 and was buried in St. Joseph Cemetery.

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Who was Tom Bannon?

Major League Baseball player (1869–1950)

When was Tom Bannon born?

Tom Bannon was born on 8 May 1869 in Amesbury.

When did Tom Bannon die?

Tom Bannon died on 26 January 1950 in Lynn.

What was Tom Bannon's occupation?

Tom Bannon was a baseball player.

What nationality was Tom Bannon?

Tom Bannon was American.

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· Wikipedia: Tom Bannon

· Wikidata: Q7814859

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