Tim Murnane Baseball player

Timothy Hayes Murnane (June 4, 1851 – February 7, 1917) was an American sportswriter specializing in baseball, regarded as the leading baseball writer at The Boston Globe for about thirty years until his death. At the same time, he organized and led professional sports leagues and helped govern the baseball industry. He had been a professional baseball player, and played several seasons in the major leagues as a first baseman and center fielder.

Personal facts

Tim Murnane
Alias (AKA)Murnane Timothy Hayes (full name); Murnane T. H.
Birth dateJune 04, 1851
Date of deathFebruary 07, 1917

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Baseball player

Career startApril 26, 1872
Career endOctober 19, 1884
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former teams
Boston Reds (1884)
Middletown Mansfields
position
Outfielder
First baseman
teams
Atlanta Braves
Providence Grays
Boston Reds (1884)
Philadelphia White Stockings
Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76)
Middletown Mansfields
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Tim Murnane on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://baseballhall.org/awards/j-g-taylor-spink/1978-j-g-taylor-spink-award-winner-tim-murnane
  2. http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pmurnt101.htm