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
Outfielder
Born: (1885-07-03)July 3, 1885
Henderson, Tennessee
Died: February 17, 1950(1950-02-17) (aged 64)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
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 runs4
Runs batted in112
Teams

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.

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