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Tommy Bond
Tommy Bond
	Pitcher/Right fielder
	Born: April 2, 1856; Granard, Ireland
	Died: January 24, 1941 (aged 84); Boston, Massachusetts
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 5, 1874, for the Brooklyn Atlantics
Last MLB appearance
	August 11, 1884, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	234–163
Earned run average	2.31
Strikeouts	879
Complete games	386
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Brooklyn Atlantics (1874); Hartford Dark Blues (1875–1876); Boston Red Caps (1877–1881); Worcester Ruby Legs (1882); Boston Reds (1884); Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884); As manager Worcester Ruby Legs (1882);
Career highlights and awards
	Triple Crown (1877); 2× NL wins leader (1877, 1878); 2× NL ERA leader (1877, 1879); 2× NL strikeout leader (1877, 1878);

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Thomas Henry Bond (April 2, 1856 – January 24, 1941) was a Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher and a right fielder a total of ten seasons. A native of Granard, Ireland, he is the first man born in Ireland to play Major League Baseball. Bond was also the last survivor of the National League's first season (1876). Bond played for six teams during his career: the Brooklyn Atlantics (1874), Hartford Dark Blues (1875–76), Boston Red Caps (1877–81), Worcester Ruby Legs (1882), Boston Reds (1884), and Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884). He also managed the Worcester team for six games.

During his 10-season career, he was a three-time 40-game winner, played for two National League pennant-winning clubs, and regularly finished in the top ten in many pitching categories. In 1877, he was the first winner of baseball's pitching Triple Crown, leading the NL in wins (40), earned run average (2.11), and strikeouts (170). His career statistics include a record of 234-163, 386 complete games in 408 starts, 42 shutouts, and an ERA of 2.31. Bond also played 92 games in the outfield, a few more in the infield, and batted .238 with 174 RBI and 213 runs scored. Bond currently holds the third-best strikeouts per walks rate in baseball history, at a 5.0363 ratio, for pitchers who threw a minimum 1000 innings. Bond previously held the record for over 130 years, and as of 2018 still holds the record for retired pitchers. ^[1]

Bond died the age of 84 in Boston, Massachusetts, and is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery.^[2]

Honors

In the Irish Baseball League, the annual award for the best pitcher is named "The 'Tommy Bond' Best Pitcher Award."

References

^ "Career Leaders & Records for Strikeouts / Base On Balls". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
^ "Tommy Bond's career statistics". Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-07.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Preceded by First Triple Crown Winner	National League Pitching Triple Crown 1877	Succeeded by Charlie Radbourn

[Baseball_Reference-1] "Career Leaders & Records for Strikeouts / Base On Balls". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

[retrosheet-2] "Tommy Bond's career statistics". Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-07.

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