Jack Dalton (baseball)
| Jack Dalton | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: July 3, 1885 Henderson, Tennessee | |
| Died: February 17, 1950 (aged 64) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 20, 1910, for the Brooklyn Superbas | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 17, 1916, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .286 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 112 |
| Teams | |
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Tolbert Percy Dalton (July 3, 1885 – February 17, 1950) was a professional baseball player who played outfield in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1916. He attended the University of Virginia. He mysteriously vanished on July 4, 1948, from Catonsville, Maryland, while walking to a church service. In March 2012, it was discovered that Dalton had died of a heart ailment in a Pittsburgh hospital in 1950.[1]
In 345 games over four major league seasons, Dalton posted a .286 batting average (333-for-1163) with 167 runs, 39 doubles, 15 triples, 4 home runs, 112 RBIs, 52 stolen bases, 129 bases on balls, .362 on-base percentage and .356 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .966 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
References
[edit]- ^ "New information surfaces in mystery of missing baseball player Jack Dalton". March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1885 births
- 1950 deaths
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Brooklyn Superbas players
- Brooklyn Dodgers players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Buffalo Blues players
- Des Moines Boosters players
- Newark Indians players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- San Francisco Seals (baseball) players
- Virginia Cavaliers baseball players
- Baseball players from Tennessee
- People from Henderson, Tennessee
- People from Catonsville, Maryland
- Baseball players from Baltimore County, Maryland