Tommy Neill
Encyclopedia
Thomas White Neill was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder
over parts of two seasons (1946-47) with the Boston Braves
. For his career, he compiled a .255 batting average
in 55 at-bats, with seven runs batted in
.
In 1949 with the Nashville Volunteers, Neill came in second in the Southern Association
battle for the batting title finishing with an average of .3460--just .0004 behind Pat Haggerty.
He was born in Hartselle, Alabama
and died in Houston, Texas
at the age of 60.
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
over parts of two seasons (1946-47) with the Boston Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
. For his career, he compiled a .255 batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
in 55 at-bats, with seven runs batted in
Run batted in
Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
.
In 1949 with the Nashville Volunteers, Neill came in second in the Southern Association
Southern Association
The Southern Association was a higher-level minor league in American organized baseball from 1901 through 1961. For most of its existence, the Southern Association was two steps below the Major Leagues; it was graded Class A , Class A1 and Class AA...
battle for the batting title finishing with an average of .3460--just .0004 behind Pat Haggerty.
He was born in Hartselle, Alabama
Hartselle, Alabama
Hartselle is the second largest city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, about south of Decatur, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2006 census estimates, the population of the city is 13,479. Hartselle was...
and died in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
at the age of 60.