Thomas Henry McNamara was a professional baseball

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 player. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball

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 during the 1922 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates

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 as a pinch hitter

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. Listed at 6' 2", 200 lb., he batted and threw right handed.

Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts

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, McNamara attended Princeton University

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 from 1919 to 1922 and came to the majors for one game on June 25, 1922. Primarily an outfielder

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, he was used as a pinch hitter by Pirates manager

Manager (baseball)

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 George Gibson in the fifth inning of game against the Cincinnati Reds

1922 Cincinnati Reds season

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, replacing pitcher Hal Carlson

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Harold Gust Carlson , was a former professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1917–1930, for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates.-External links:...

. McNamara grounded out, then was replaced in the field by Earl Hamilton

Earl Hamilton

Earl Andrew Hamilton was a MLB left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns , Detroit Tigers , Pittsburgh Pirates , and the Philadelphia Phillies . He pitched a no-hitter against Detroit on August 30, 1912. The Tigers did get a run on a Ty Cobb walk and an error, making the final score 5-1 Browns...

. He never appeared in a major league game again.

The same year McNamara played in the Michigan-Ontario League

Michigan-Ontario League

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 with the Flint Vehicles

Flint Vehicles

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, hitting for them a .313 average and three home run

Home run

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s in 13 games.

McNamara died in Danvers, Massachusetts

Danvers, Massachusetts

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, at the age of 78.

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