Tom Stirman
American baseball player and manager
Baseball player
| Tom Stirman | |
|---|---|
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| Left field / Manager | |
| Born: (1879-12-29)December 29, 1879 Missouri | |
Batted: Left Threw: Unknown | |
| debut | |
| 1909, for the Kansas City Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1914, for the Marion County team | |
| Teams | |
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Thomas Stirman (born August 22, 1879) was a Negro leagues outfielder and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
He began playing semi-pro baseball in Kansas City, for the Jenkins Piano Company team, and the Bradbury Piano Company team before scoring a role with the Kansas City Giants by 1909.[1]
He spent a few years playing with the Kansas City Royal Giants, and ended up playing for a Marion County, Ohio City League team in 1914. He was asked to manage one of those teams for the 1915 season.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Thomas Stirman, the Largest and Fastest Colored Man in Baseball" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, September 26, 1914, Page 7, Columns 3 and 4
External links
- Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
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