Tom Jenkins (baseball)
Tom Jenkins | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Camden, Alabama | April 10, 1898|
Died: May 3, 1979 Weymouth, Massachusetts | (aged 81)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 15, 1925, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 26, 1932, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .259 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 44 |
Teams | |
Thomas Griffith Jenkins [Tut] (April 10, 1898 – May 3, 1979) was a reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1925–1926), Philadelphia Athletics (1926) and St. Louis Browns (1929–1932). Jenkins batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Camden, Alabama.
In a six-season career, Jenkins was a .259 hitter (119-for-459) with three home runs and 44 RBI in 171 games, including 42 runs, 14 doubles, six triples, and one stolen base. He made 109 outfield appearances at right field (75), left (32) and center (2).
Jenkins died in Weymouth, Massachusetts at age 81.
Sources[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
Categories:
- Boston Red Sox players
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- St. Louis Browns players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Alabama
- People from Camden, Alabama
- 1898 births
- 1979 deaths
- Paris Parisians (KITTY League) players
- American baseball outfielder, 1890s birth stubs