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| Tom Kirk | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born:September 27, 1927 Philadelphia | |||
| Died: August 1, 1974 (aged 46) Philadelphia | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 24, 1947, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 24, 1947, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .000 | ||
| Games | 1 | ||
| At bats | 1 | ||
| Teams | |||
Thomas Daniel Kirk (September 27, 1927 – August 1, 1974) was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for one season (1947) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he was hitless in one at-bat in one game.
He was born and later died in Philadelphia at the age of 46.
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