Tom York (baseball)

Thomas Jefferson York (July 13, 1850 – February 17, 1936) was a professional baseball left fielder. Over the course of York's 15-season career as a professional, which spanned the National Association and Major League Baseball, he racked up 1095 hits in 4002 at bats, for a .274 batting average. Twice, during his playing time with the Providence Grays, he was also manager including the entire first season of the team's existence in 1878. Tom died at the age of 86 in New York City, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, which is in Brooklyn.

Tom York (baseball)

Thomas Jefferson York (July 13, 1850 – February 17, 1936) was a professional baseball left fielder. Over the course of York's 15-season career as a professional, which spanned the National Association and Major League Baseball, he racked up 1095 hits in 4002 at bats, for a .274 batting average. Twice, during his playing time with the Providence Grays, he was also manager including the entire first season of the team's existence in 1878. Tom died at the age of 86 in New York City, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, which is in Brooklyn.