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Tom Needham
Thomas Joseph Needham (Deerfoot)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

Debut May 12, 1904
Final Game July 8, 1914
Born April 17, 1879 in Steubenville, OH
Died December 13, 1926 in Steubenville, OH

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1904 25 BSN NL  84  269   18   70  12  3   4   19   3     11      .260  .292  .372  108  100   1           1    
 1905 26 BSN NL  83  271   21   59   6  1   2   17   3     24      .218  .293  .269   69   73   1           5    
 1906 27 BSN NL  83  285   11   54   8  2   1   12   3     13      .189  .230  .242   49   69   2           2    
 1907 28 BSN NL  86  260   19   51   6  2   1   19   4     18      .196  .264  .246   60   64   5           6    
 1908 29 NYG NL  54   91    8   19   3  0   0   11   0     12      .209  .339  .242   82   22   6           6    
 1909 30 CHC NL  13   28    3    4   0  0   0    0   0      0      .143  .143  .143  -12    4   0           0    
 1910 31 CHC NL  31   76    9   14   3  1   0   10   1     10  10  .184  .287  .250   58   19   5           1    
 1911 32 CHC NL  27   62    4   12   2  0   0    5   2      9  14  .194  .315  .226   52   14   0           2    
 1912 33 CHC NL  33   90   12   16   5  0   0   10   3      7  13  .178  .260  .233   35   21   4           3    
 1913 34 CHC NL  20   42    5   10   4  1   0   11   0      4   8  .238  .304  .381   95   16   1           0    
 1914 35 CHC NL   9   17    3    2   1  0   0    3   1      1   4  .118  .167  .176    2    3   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     523 1491  113  311  50 10   8  117  20  0 109  49  .209  .274  .272   66  405  25   0   0  26   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        462   35   96  15  3   2   36   6  0  34  15  .209  .274  .272   66  125   8   0   0   8   0
 Career High     86  285   21   70  12  3   4   19   4  0  24  14  .260  .293  .372  108  100   6   0   0   6   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1904 25 BSN NL  282  200   29   3.8    74| .260  .253| .292  .311| .372  .327| .664  .638| 108  .568   1.2   0.1     
 1905 26 BSN NL  301  213   21   2.6    82| .218  .263| .293  .324| .269  .342| .562  .666|  69  .367  -9.6  -1.1     
 1906 27 BSN NL  302  233   16   1.8    74| .189  .249| .230  .316| .242  .318| .472  .633|  49  .268 -17.6  -2.1     
 1907 28 BSN NL  289  214   16   2.0    75| .196  .252| .264  .318| .246  .320| .510  .639|  60  .309 -12.1  -1.5     
 1908 29 NYG NL  115   78    7   2.4    75| .209  .252| .339  .314| .242  .325| .581  .639|  82  .404  -0.6  -0.1     
 1909 30 CHC NL   28   24    1   1.1    79| .143  .255| .143  .324| .143  .329| .286  .653| -12  .125  -3.8  -0.5     
 1910 31 CHC NL   92   67    5   2.0    87| .184  .262| .287  .336| .250  .347| .537  .683|  58  .249  -3.9  -0.4     
 1911 32 CHC NL   73   50    4   2.1    96| .194  .268| .315  .346| .226  .370| .541  .715|  52  .243  -3.5  -0.4     
 1912 33 CHC NL  104   78    5   1.7   100| .178  .280| .260  .350| .233  .382| .493  .732|  35  .159  -7.9  -0.8     
 1913 34 CHC NL   47   33    5   4.1    91| .238  .270| .304  .334| .381  .367| .685  .701|  95  .523  -0.3   0.0     
 1914 35 CHC NL   18   15    1   1.8    84| .118  .259| .167  .327| .176  .346| .343  .673|   2  .226  -2.1  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     1651 1205  110   2.4    80| .209  .257| .274  .322| .272  .334| .546  .656|  66  .352 -60.0  -7.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1904 25 BSN NL C 77 326 140 27 8 .945 .964 6.05 5.74 16 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 1 0 1905 26 BSN NL C 77 292 134 23 6 .949 .963 5.53 5.91 14 OF 3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.33 1.93 0 3 0 1B 2 18 1 0 1 1.000 .979 9.50 10.50 1906 27 BSN NL C 76 317 114 17 9 .962 .970 5.67 5.83 9 2B 5 6 16 2 0 .917 .948 4.40 4.96 1B 2 19 0 0 1 1.000 .984 9.50 10.55 3B 1 0 1 1 1 .500 .909 1.00 3.20 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 1 0 1907 28 BSN NL C 78 281 101 13 9 .967 .971 4.90 5.68 11 1B 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 10.20 1908 29 NYG NL C 47 168 30 5 2 .975 .971 4.21 5.46 6 1909 30 CHC NL C 7 43 5 1 0 .980 .966 6.86 5.79 0 1910 31 CHC NL C 27 131 31 3 0 .982 .973 6.00 5.63 3 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 10.10 1911 32 CHC NL C 23 94 32 2 2 .984 .966 5.48 5.56 1 1912 33 CHC NL C 32 116 39 1 3 .994 .969 4.84 5.38 1 1913 34 CHC NL C 14 51 24 3 4 .962 .970 5.36 5.09 1 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 10.20 1914 35 CHC NL C 7 22 11 2 0 .943 .971 4.71 5.13 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1905 26 BSN NL 1B 2 18 1 0 1 1.000 .979 9.50 10.50 1906 27 BSN NL 1B 2 19 0 0 1 1.000 .984 9.50 10.55 1907 28 BSN NL 1B 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 10.20 1910 31 CHC NL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 10.10 1913 34 CHC NL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 10.20 1906 27 BSN NL 2B 5 6 16 2 0 .917 .948 4.40 4.96 1906 27 BSN NL 3B 1 0 1 1 1 .500 .909 1.00 3.20 1904 25 BSN NL C 77 326 140 27 8 .945 .964 6.05 5.74 16 1905 26 BSN NL C 77 292 134 23 6 .949 .963 5.53 5.91 14 1906 27 BSN NL C 76 317 114 17 9 .962 .970 5.67 5.83 9 1907 28 BSN NL C 78 281 101 13 9 .967 .971 4.90 5.68 11 1908 29 NYG NL C 47 168 30 5 2 .975 .971 4.21 5.46 6 1909 30 CHC NL C 7 43 5 1 0 .980 .966 6.86 5.79 0 1910 31 CHC NL C 27 131 31 3 0 .982 .973 6.00 5.63 3 1911 32 CHC NL C 23 94 32 2 2 .984 .966 5.48 5.56 1 1912 33 CHC NL C 32 116 39 1 3 .994 .969 4.84 5.38 1 1913 34 CHC NL C 14 51 24 3 4 .962 .970 5.36 5.09 1 1914 35 CHC NL C 7 22 11 2 0 .943 .971 4.71 5.13 2 1904 25 BSN NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 1 0 1905 26 BSN NL OF 3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.33 1.93 0 3 0 1906 27 BSN NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 1 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 465 1841 661 97 43 .963 .968 5.38 5.68 64 1B 7 48 1 0 2 1.000 .984 7.00 10.37 2B 5 6 16 2 0 .917 .948 4.40 4.96 OF 5 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.20 1.92 0 5 0 3B 1 0 1 1 1 .500 .909 1.00 3.20 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 483 1896 679 101 46 .962 .968 5.33 5.69
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1910   WS    CHC PHA     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

December 13, 1907: Traded by the Boston Doves with Al Bridwell and Fred Tenney to the New York Giants for Dan McGann, Frank Bowerman, Bill Dahlen, George Browne, and George Ferguson.

January 30, 1909: Purchased by the St Paul (American Association) from the New York Giants for $1,000.

March 27, 1909: Traded by the St Paul (American Association) to the Chicago Cubs for Fred Leise (minors).


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