Thomas Edward Downey (January 1, 1884 – August 3, 1961) was a

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player. Born in

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, Downey played on several baseball teams after his first

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appearance at age 25 on May 7, 1909. Downey played for the

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from 1909 until 1911, both the

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and the

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in 1912, and from 1914 to 1915, the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues. He both batted and threw the ball right-handed. His last game, ending a six-year Major League career, was on September 30, 1915. Downey, who was and weighed , never had any

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. He died in

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External links

The Baseball Page: Tom DowneyBaseball-Reference.com Tom Downey statistics
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