Tom Daly (dalyto02)

Thomas Daniel Daly

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11½", Weight 171 lb.

• Debut September 23, 1913
• Final Game September 27, 1921
• Born December 12, 1891 in Saint John, NB CAN
• Died November 7, 1946 in Medford, MA USA

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Biographical Information

Tom Daly played eight years in the majors but then went on to a long minor league career which lasted to age 40. He began pro ball in 1913 in the minors with the Lowell Grays, and came up to the majors for one game with the Chicago White Sox at the end of that year. After some years in the American League, he spent 1917 with the Buffalo Bisons and then came to the Chicago Cubs for several seasons. He then was in the Pacific Coast League during 1922-1925 and the International League during 1926-1932 with only a couple of partial seasons elsewhere.

Tom was primarily a catcher and only once got over 400 at-bats in a season - that was in 1922 with the Los Angeles Angels, a team which played at least 190 games. However, he once hit two grand slams in one game, with the Jersey City Skeeters in 1927. [1]

In 1920, presidential candidate Warren Harding invited the Cubs to his hometown and an exhibition game was played against the semi-pro Kerrigan Tailors. To even out the teams a bit, the Cubs let Sweetbreads Bailey, Speed Martin and Daly play for the Tailors that day. [2]

After his playing career ended, Daly managed the Toronto Maple Leafs for part of 1932 and was a longtime Boston Red Sox coach from 1933 to 1946.

He is not to be confused with the earlier Tom Daly, who also had a long pro career and also played some catcher.

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