Tom Needham
Thomas Joseph Needham
Born: April 17, 1879
, Ireland
Deceased: 1926
Steubenville, OH USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
Career: 1904-1914
Minor League Statistics
Tom Needham compiled a career batting average of .209 with 8 home runs and 117 RBI in his 529-game career with the Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1904 season and last took the field during the 1914 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 84 | 282 | 269 | 18 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 32 | .260 | .292 | .372 | .664 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 301 | 271 | 21 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 36 | .218 | .293 | .269 | .563 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 302 | 285 | 11 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 25 | .189 | .230 | .242 | .472 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | NL | Boston Doves | 86 | 289 | 260 | 19 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 29 | .196 | .264 | .246 | .510 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | New York Giants | 54 | 115 | 91 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .209 | .339 | .242 | .581 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 92 | 76 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | .184 | .287 | .250 | .537 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 27 | 73 | 62 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .194 | .315 | .226 | .541 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 104 | 90 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .178 | .260 | .233 | .493 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .238 | .304 | .381 | .685 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 9 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .118 | .167 | .176 | .343 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 523 | 1651 | 1491 | 113 | 311 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 117 | 20 | 0 | 109 | 187 | .209 | .274 | .272 | .546 | 405 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | C | 77 | 75 | 641.0 | 326 | 140 | 27 | 8 | .945 | 6.543 | 6.052 | 16 | 0 | 109 | 102 | 48.3 |
| 1904 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1905 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | C | 77 | 76 | 647.0 | 292 | 134 | 23 | 6 | .949 | 5.926 | 5.532 | 14 | 0 | 136 | 98 | 41.9 |
| 1905 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 1B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.688 | 9.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 3 | 2 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | C | 76 | 70 | 607.0 | 317 | 114 | 17 | 9 | .962 | 6.390 | 5.671 | 9 | 0 | 108 | 83 | 43.5 |
| 1906 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 2B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 4.400 | 4.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 1B | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.400 | 9.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 3B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.800 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1907 | NL | Boston Doves | C | 78 | 75 | 633.0 | 281 | 101 | 13 | 9 | .967 | 5.431 | 4.897 | 11 | 0 | 116 | 75 | 39.3 |
| 1907 | NL | Boston Doves | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.600 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1908 | NL | New York Giants | C | 47 | 18 | 243.0 | 168 | 30 | 5 | 2 | .975 | 7.333 | 4.213 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 37.9 |
| 1909 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 7 | 6 | 58.0 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 7.448 | 6.857 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 27 | 22 | 204.0 | 131 | 31 | 3 | 0 | .982 | 7.147 | 6.000 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 42.6 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 94 | 32 | 2 | 2 | .984 | 5.478 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 116 | 39 | 1 | 3 | .994 | 4.844 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 24 | 3 | 4 | .962 | 5.357 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1914 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .943 | 4.714 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 483 | 356 | 3133.0 | 1896 | 679 | 101 | 46 | .962 | 7.397 | 5.331 | 64 | 0 | 536 | 404 | 43.0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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