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Thomas Francis Raftery (October 5, 1881 – December 31, 1954) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played eight games for the Cleveland Naps. Raftery was 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 175 pounds.〔("Tom Raftery Statistics and History" ). baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2011.〕 ==Career== Raftery was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1881. He started his professional baseball career in 1904 with the New England League's Haverhill Hustlers. That season, he batted .288.〔("Tom Raftery Minor League Statistics & History" ). baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2011.〕 In 1905, Raftery batted .345 in 21 games to lead the New England League in batting average.〔("1905 New England League Batting Leaders" ). baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2011.〕 His contract was purchased by the South Atlantic League's Charleston Sea Gulls in June, and he batted .227 the rest of the year with his new team.〔〔("South Atlantic" ). ''Sporting Life''. July 1, 1905. p. 13.〕 Raftery had one of his best seasons while playing for Charleston in 1907. In 120 games, he batted .301 and led the South Atlantic League in batting average, hits (128), and stolen bases (80).〔("1907 South Atlantic League Batting Leaders" ). baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2011.〕〔Wright, Marshall D. (2009) ''(The South Atlantic League, 1904-1963 )''. McFarland. pp. 18-19.〕 His 80 stolen bases set a league record.〔 In September, he was voted a gold watch for being the team's most popular player, and the Sea Gulls won the pennant that year.〔〔("So. Atlantic" ). ''Sporting Life''. September 14, 1907. p. 24.〕 Raftery then spent one season in the Pacific Coast League before joining the Cleveland Naps for the 1909 season.〔 He appeared in eight MLB games from April 18 to June 27 and batted .219 with three extra base hits.〔 ''Sporting Life'' later wrote that Raftery "did fairly well, but was not quite up to the big league requirements."〔("Cleveland's Ground" ). ''Sporting Life''. February 24, 1912. p. 13.〕 In July, he was sold to the American Association's Toledo Mud Hens.〔("American Association News" ). ''Sporting Life''. July 24, 1909. p. 16.〕 He batted .253 for them during the rest of the season.〔 For the next four years, Raftery bounced around the minor leagues, never batting above .288. He finished his career in the Texas League and Northern League in 1913.〔 Raftery died in Boston in 1954 and was buried in Dorchester North Cemetery.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tom Raftery (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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