Tom Burns (baseball)

Tom Burns
Third baseman / Shortstop / Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1857-03-30)March 30, 1857 Honesdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: March 19, 1902(1902-03-19) (aged 44) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1880, for the Chicago White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
July 22, 1892, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.264
Home runs	39
Runs batted in	683
Managerial record	187–170
Winning %	.524
Teams
As player Chicago White Stockings/Colts (1880–1891) Pittsburgh Pirates (1892) As manager Pittsburgh Pirates (1892) Chicago Orphans (1898–1899)

Thomas Everett Burns (March 30, 1857 – March 19, 1902) was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball, primarily for the Chicago White Stockings/Colts/Orphans.^[1] He also played for, and managed, the Pittsburgh Pirates for part of one season, and he returned to the Chicago team for two years as its manager after his major-league playing career ended.

In the last few years of his life, Burns managed in the minor leagues. He died of heart problems in New Jersey at the age of 44. His brother, John Burns, was a National League umpire.