Jack Dalton (baseball)
Tolbert Percy Dalton (July 3, 1885 in Henderson, Tennessee – February 17, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a professional baseball player who played outfield in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1916. He attended the University of Virginia. He mysteriously vanished on July 4, 1948, from Catonsville, Maryland, while walking to a church service. In March 2012, it was discovered that Dalton had died of a heart ailment in a Pittsburgh hospital in 1950.[1]
| Jack Dalton | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: July 3, 1885 Henderson, Tennessee | |||
| Died: February 17, 1950 (aged 64) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 20, 1910, for the Brooklyn Superbas | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 17, 1916, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .286 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 112 | ||
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In 345 games over four major league seasons, Dalton posted a .286 batting average (333-for-1163) with 167 runs, 39 doubles, 15 triples, 4 home runs, 112 RBI, 52 stolen bases, 129 bases on balls, .362 on-base percentage and .356 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .966 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
References
- "New information surfaces in mystery of missing baseball player Jack Dalton". March 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)