Tom Sullivan (catcher)

Tom Sullivan
Catcher
Born: (1906-12-19)December 19, 1906
Nome, Alaska, US
Died: August 16, 1944(1944-08-16) (aged 37)
Seattle, Washington, US
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 runs0
Runs batted in0
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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] There would not be another for over a half century, until Steve Staggs made his MLB debut in 1977.

Biography

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]

Notes

  1. ^ At the time of Sullivan's birth, 1906, it was the District of Alaska, becoming the Territory of Alaska in 1912, and a state in 1959.

References

  1. ^ "Players by birthplace: Alaska Baseball Stats and Info". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tom Sullivan Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Brooklyn Robins 12, Cincinnati Reds 3". Retrosheet. June 14, 1925. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Notes of the Game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. June 15, 1925. p. 11. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Notes of the Game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. June 29, 1925. p. 11. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tom Sullivan, With Black Pitts Last Year, A Big Leaguer Now". The Butte Miner. Butte, Montana. June 18, 1925. p. 13. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

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