Primary Positions: Right field, pinch hitter
Birthplace: Garner
First, Middle Names: Thomas Jefferson
Date of Birth: Dec. 25, 1899 Date and Place of Death: Nov. 24, 1966, St. Charles, AK
Burial: Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, AK
High School: Tallahatchie Agricultural High School, Charleston, MS
College: Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
Bats: L Throws: R Height and Weight: 5-11, 178
Debut Year: 1923 Final Year: 1926 Years Played: 3
Teams and Years: Cleveland Indians, 1923-24; Chicago White Sox, 1926
Career Summary
G AB H R RBI HR BA. OBP. SLG. WAR
25 58 12 10 9 0 .207 .303 .345 -0.1
Tom Gulley was born on Christmas Day and drowned in a freak accident on Thanksgiving 66 years later. In between, he had a brief major-league career and a more substantial one in the minors where he often challenged for batting titles. After baseball, he spent two decades in Arkansas politics, winning elections as a sheriff, alderman, tax collector, and judge.