Tom Jenkins (baseball)

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Tom Jenkins
Outfielder
Born:(1898-04-10)April 10, 1898
Camden, Alabama
Died: May 3, 1979(1979-05-03) (aged 81)
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 1925, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 26, 1932, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average .259
Home runs 3
Runs batted in 44
Teams

Thomas Griffith Jenkins [Tut] (April 10, 1898 – May 3, 1979) was a reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1925–1926), Philadelphia Athletics (1926) and St. Louis Browns (1929–1932). Jenkins batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Camden, Alabama.

In a six-season career, Jenkins was a .259 hitter (119-for-459) with three home runs and 44 RBI in 171 games, including 42 runs, 14 doubles, six triples, and one stolen base. He made 109 outfield appearances at right field (75), left (32) and center (2).

Jenkins died in Weymouth, Massachusetts at age 81.

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