Jim Toy (baseball)

James Madison Toy (February 20, 1858 – March 13, 1919) was an early Major League Baseball player having a short two-year career with the Cleveland Blues and the Brooklyn Gladiators, both of the American Association. [1]

Jim Toy
First baseman/Catcher
Born: (1858-02-20)February 20, 1858
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, US
Died: March 13, 1919(1919-03-13) (aged 61)
Cresson, Pennsylvania, US
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 20, 1887, for the Cleveland Blues
Last MLB appearance
July 30, 1890, for the Brooklyn Gladiators
MLB statistics
Batting average.211
Runs scored67
RBIs63
Teams

Career

Born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Toy began his professional baseball career in the International League for the Utica, New York team. He showed his versatility by playing many different positions, as well as having a well known good throwing arm. He helped lead the Utica team to the International League championship in 1886.[2]

This showing earned him a spot on the Cleveland Blues for the 1887 season, where he played in 109 games, batted .222, and played mainly at first base, but again showed his ability at other positions, including catcher, and all three outfield positions.[1]

Toy played minor league baseball in Brooklyn, New York for the 1889 and 1890 seasons, mainly as a catcher.[2] He joined the Gladiators later that season, playing in 44 games, batting .181, and gathering only seven RBI.[1] His career ended after suffering an injury when he was hit with a foul tip in the groin. Because of the lack of modern medical attention, the injury plagued him throughout the rest of his life along with cutting his career short.[2]

Death

Toy died at the age of 61 in Cresson, Pennsylvania, and is interred at Beaver Cemetery in Beaver, Pennsylvania.[1]

References
  1. "Jim Toy's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  2. "Baseball Encyclopedia and the Baseball Hall of Fame: Jim Toy". bcshof.org. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
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