Tug Arundel
| Tug Arundel | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: June 30, 1862 Romulus, New York | |
| Died: September 5, 1912 (aged 50) Auburn, New York | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 23, 1882, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1888, for the Washington Nationals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .173 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 16 |
| Teams | |
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John Thomas "Tug" Arundel (June 30, 1862 – September 5, 1912) was an American Major League Baseball catcher born in Romulus, New York. He played in parts of four seasons between 1882 and 1888 with four teams.[1]
Career
[edit]He made his debut at the age of 19 in 1882, playing in one game for the Philadelphia Athletics on May 23, and went hitless in five at bats. Two years later he played sparingly for the Toledo Blue Stockings, the team that included the first African-American major league baseball players, Fleetwood and Welday Walker.[2] It wasn't 1887 that he received significant playing time, when he hit .197 in 157 at-bats for the Indianapolis Hoosiers. Overall, he played in 76 career games, collecting 45 hits in 260 at-bats for a .173 batting average. He hit four doubles, one triple and no home runs in his career.[1]
He died at the age of 50 from the effects of paralysis[3] in Auburn, New York, and is interred there at St. Joseph Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tug Arundel's stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
- ^ "1884 Toledo Blue Stockings". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
- ^ "The Dead Ball Era: Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1862 births
- 1912 deaths
- Baseball players from Seneca County, New York
- People from Romulus, New York
- Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players
- Toledo Blue Stockings players
- Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL) players
- Washington Nationals (1886–1889) players
- 19th-century baseball players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- East Saginaw Grays players
- Peoria Reds players
- Saginaw Greys players
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- Memphis Reds players
- Eau Claire Lumbermen players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Savannah (minor league baseball) players
- St. Louis Whites players
- Saginaw (minor league baseball) players
- Saginaw-Bay City Hyphens players
- Detroit Wolverines (minor league) players
- Major League Baseball umpires