Tom Hess

Thomas Hess (born Thomas Heslin He would go on to play for multiple minor league teams.

Professional career

1892 season Hess began his professional career with the Baltimore Orioles of the National League in .

1901–1911 seasons After a nine year absence from professional baseball, Hess joined the non-affiliated Class-C Albany Senators of the New York State League during the season. In 98 games, he batted .293 with 108 hits in 368 at-bats. The next season, , Hess played 85 games with Albany and batted .230 with 72 hits in 313 at-bats. In 56 games, Hess batted .260 with 54 hits, seven doubles baseball, and one triple in 208 at-bats. In , Hess played for both the Class-D Winston-Salem Twins, and the Class-B Wilkes-Barre Barons. With the Twins, Hess batted .320 with 16 hits in 17 games. After his move to the Barons, he batted .224 with 11 hits in 17 games. The next season, , Hess played for the Class-B Elmira Colonels where he batted .189 with 10 hits in 23 games. He sat out during the season, and returned to professional play during the joining the Class-D Hamilton Kolts of the Canadian League where he batted .293 with 29 hits, three doubles, and one triple in 28 games.