Phil Tomney

Phil Tomney
Shortstop
Born: (1863-06-17)June 17, 1863
Reading, Pennsylvania, US
Died: March 18, 1892(1892-03-18) (aged 28)
Reading, Pennsylvania, US
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1888, for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
October 14, 1890, for the Louisville Colonels
MLB statistics
Batting average.232
Home runs5
RBIs100
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Philip H. "Buster" Tomney (July 17, 1863 – March 18, 1892) was an American professional baseball player for a period of nine seasons, three of which were at the major league level with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association from 1888 to 1890.[1]

Tomney was the starting shortstop for the Louisville club in 1889 and 1890. In 1889 the club finished in last place; in 1890 it finished in first place. This sudden ascension was historic; the Louisville Colonels were the first team in major league history to move from last place to first place in the span of one year. The club's remarkable achievement is chronicled in a 2026 book, The 1890 Louisville Cyclones, by Perry T. Cooper.[2] Phil Tomney is prominently featured in this book, which shows that he was the most productive shortstop in the American Association in 1890, despite the fact that sportswriters of the era regularly derided him for his tiny stature.

Tomney died in his hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania in 1892 at the age of 28 due to a lung infection brought on by pulmonary phithisis (tuberculosis). He is interred at Aulenbach's Cemetery in Mount Penn, Pennsylvania.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Phil Tomney". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Perry (2026). The 1890 Louisville Cyclones. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4766-9993-6. OCLC 2026007696.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. The Dead Ball Era. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
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