Tom Finley
| Tom Finley | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: August 14, 1903 St. Augustine, Florida | |
| Died: September 5, 1933 (aged 30) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1922, for the Bacharach Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1933, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Teams | |
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John Thomas Finley (August 14, 1903 – September 5, 1933) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of St. Augustine, Florida, Finley made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Bacharach Giants. He went on to play for several teams, including the Lincoln Giants and Brooklyn Royal Giants, and finished his career in 1933 with the Philadelphia Stars.[1][2] Finley died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1933 at age 30.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tom Finley". Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Tom Finley". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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- 1903 births
- 1933 deaths
- Bacharach Giants players
- Baltimore Black Sox players
- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- New York Lincoln Giants players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Washington Potomacs players
- Baseball third basemen
- Baseball players from St. Johns County, Florida
- Sportspeople from St. Augustine, Florida
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs