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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: RightThrew: 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 runs	5
RBIs	100
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Louisville Colonels (1888–1890)

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 National League from 1888 to 1890. 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), and is interred at Aulenbach's Cemetery in Mount Penn, Pennsylvania.

References

1. ^ "Phil Tomney". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
2. "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. The Dead Ball Era. Retrieved August 23, 2010.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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