Tom McBride (baseball)
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| Tom McBride | |
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 McBride's 1949 Bowman Gum baseball card | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: November 2, 1914 Bonham, Texas, U.S. | |
| Died: December 26, 2001 (aged 87) Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 23, 1943, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1948, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .275 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 141 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Thomas Raymond McBride (November 2, 1914 – December 26, 2001) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1943–47) and Washington Senators (1947–48). He also played extensively in minor league baseball. His professional career spanned sixteen seasons, from 1936 until 1951.
McBride's busiest and best major league season was 1945 when he appeared in 100 games for Boston and made 374 plate appearances. He hit .305 (105-for-344) with 1 home run, 47 runs batted in, and 38 runs scored. Also that season he tied a major league record with 6 RBI in the 4th inning on August 4 (game 2). In that game against the Washington Senators he hit a bases-loaded double and a bases-loaded triple. McBride's 7 triples that season tied him for eighth in the American League.
He played an important role on the pennant-winning Red Sox team of 1946, hitting .301 in 61 games and making no errors in 43 outfield appearances. In five World Series games he was 2-for-12 with one RBI. Coincidentally, McBride made both the first and final outs of the 1946 World Series.