Researching Tom Carey
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The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
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Tom Carey (second baseman)
Thomas Francis Aloysius Carey (October 11, 1906 – February 21, 1970) was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball between and . Nicknamed "Scoops" for his defensive ability, Carey batted and threw right-handed. He was listed as tall and .
The native of Hoboken, New Jersey, began his professional baseball career with the Chambersburg Young Yanks of the Blue Ridge League in 1930. He had a batting average of .306 that year, a personal best. He then was acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals' organization and toiled in their system for five years, including three with the top-level Rochester Red Wings.
Carey reached the majors in with the Cardinals' American League rivals, the St. Louis Browns, spending three years with them before moving to the Boston Red Sox (1939–42; 1946). His most productive season came in his rookie season with the Browns, when he hit .273 and posted career-highs in runs (58), RBI (57), doubles (27), triples (6) and games played (134). In an eight-season career, Carey was a .275 hitter with 418 hits, two home runs and 167 RBI in 466 games.
Carey missed the 1943–45 baseball seasons while serving in the United States Navy during World War II. In, he returned to the Red Sox, but played only three games before joining the coaching staff of manager Joe Cronin for the balance of the season, during which Boston won the AL pennant. He then worked briefly in the Red Sox' farm system as a coach and manager.
He died in Rochester, New York, at the age of 63.
Source: Tom Carey (second baseman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTom Carey (shortstop)
Thomas Joseph Carey (March 1846 – August 16, 1906), born J. J. Norton, was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Carey joined the 17th New York Volunteer Infantry in September of 1863. He claimed to have fought at Bentonville, Jonesboro and Atlanta before being discharged in July 1865.
Carey played a total of nine seasons of baseball, five of which were in the National Association (1871–1875), and the other four in the National League. During two of the seasons in the National Association, he also spent some time as player-manager, with a career record of 27 wins and 21 losses.
Carey played as a second baseman in his first three seasons in the National Association, and went hitless in three at bats for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas in the first professional game ever played on May 4, 1871, against the Cleveland Forest Citys.
After his playing days were over, he spent the 1882 season as an umpire.
In May 1906, The San Francisco Call reported that Carey was struggling financially and that he was standing in the city's bread lines. He died later that year and is buried at the San Francisco National Cemetery.
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