Thomas "Tom" Hess (born Thomas Heslin August 15, 1875 – December 15, 1945) was a professional baseball catcher who played one season in Major League Baseball. He made his major league debut on June 6, , and it would prove to be his last appearance as well. He would go on to play for multiple minor league teams.

Professional career

1892 season

Hess began his professional career with the Baltimore Orioles of the National League in . On June 6, he played his only game at the major league level and didn't obtain a hit in two

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. This was his only season in Major League Baseball. On June 14, he was released by the Orioles.

1901–1911 seasons

After a nine year absence from professional baseball, Hess joined the non-affiliated Class-C

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of the New York State League during the season. In 98 games, he batted .293 with 108

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in 368 at-bats. The next season, , Hess played 85 games with Albany and batted .230 with 72 hits in 313 at-bats. Hess began playing for the non-affiliated Independent Portland Browns during the Pacific Coast League's's inaugural season in . In 56 games, Hess batted .260 with 54 hits, seven doubles baseball, and one

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in 208 at-bats. In , Hess played for both the Class-D

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and the Class-A

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. With the Microbes, Hess batted .100 in 16 games. He later played for the Soos where he hit .223 with 21 hits in 25 games. He began to play for the Class-D

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of the Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs in . With the Quakers, Hess batted .209 with 43 hits in 61 games. In , Hess returned to Sioux City, Iowa to play for the renamed Sioux City Packers of the Western League where in 78 games he hit .245 with 64 hits in 261 at-bats. In , he began to play for the Class-C Galveston Sand Crabs of the Texas League. In , Hess played for both the Class-D Winston-Salem Twins, and the Class-B Wilkes-Barre Barons. With the Twins, Hess batted .320 with 16 hits in 17 games. After his move to the Barons, he batted .224 with 11 hits in 17 games. The next season, , Hess played for the Class-B

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where he batted .189 with 10 hits in 23 games. He sat out during the season, and returned to professional play during the joining the Class-D

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of the Canadian League where he batted .293 with 29 hits, three doubles, and one triple in 28 games.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hess, Tom 1875 births 1945 deaths Baseball players from New York (state) Baltimore Orioles (NL) players Albany Senators players Portland Beavers players Sioux City Soos players Sioux City Packers players Galveston Sand Crabs players Winston-Salem Twins players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Elmira Colonels players 19th-century baseball players Oskaloosa Quakers players Burials at St. Agnes Cemetery