Tommy Bond (baseball)

Tommy Bond
Pitcher / Right fielder
Born: (1856-04-02)April 2, 1856 Granard, Ireland
Died: January 24, 1941(1941-01-24) (aged 84) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 1874, for the Brooklyn Atlantics
Last MLB appearance
August 11, 1884, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	234–163
Earned run average	2.14
Strikeouts	972
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Brooklyn Atlantics (1874) Hartford Dark Blues (1875–1876) Boston Red Caps (1877–1881) Worcester Ruby Legs (1882) Boston Reds (1884) Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884) As manager Worcester Ruby Legs (1882)
Career highlights and awards
Triple Crown (1877) 2× NL wins leader (1877, 1878) 2× NL ERA leader (1877, 1879) 2× NL strikeout leader (1877, 1878)

Thomas Henry Bond (April 2, 1856 – January 24, 1941) was an Irish-born Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher and a right fielder for a total of ten seasons. A native of Granard, Ireland, he is the first man born in Ireland to play Major League Baseball. Bond was also the last survivor of the National League's first season (1876).