Thomas Lynch (baseball executive)

Thomas Lynch
Thomas Lynch as National League president
Born	1859 New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	February 27, 1924(1924-02-27) (aged 64–65) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Umpire, National League president

Thomas J. Lynch (1859 – February 27, 1924) was an umpire in Major League Baseball for 13 seasons, all of which were in the National League (NL), between the years of 1888 and 1902.^[1] Known as an honest, but sometimes brash umpire, he later became NL president in 1910 as a compromise among the major league owners.^[2] Although his time as league president was considered uneventful, he was replaced following the 1913 season.^[2]

In 1946 Lynch had been named to the Honor Rolls of Baseball by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

References

^ "Tom Lynch". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Thomas J Lynch". baseballbiography.com.

External links

Career statistics at Retrosheet
Thomas Lynch at Find a Grave

Preceded by John Heydler	National League president 1910 – 1913	Succeeded by John K. Tener

National League presidents

Morgan Bulkeley (1876)
William Hulbert (1877–1882)
Arthur Soden (1882)
Abraham G. Mills (1883–1884)
Nicholas Young (1885–1902)
Harry Pulliam (1903–1909)
John Heydler (1909)
Thomas Lynch (1910–1913)
John K. Tener (1913–1918)
John Heydler (1918–1934)
Ford Frick (1934–1951)
Warren Giles (1951–1969)
Chub Feeney (1970–1986)
A. Bartlett Giamatti (1986–1989)
Bill White (1989–1994)
Leonard S. Coleman Jr. (1994–1999)
Bill Giles (Honorary, 2001–present)

v t e Honor Rolls of Baseball
Selected, 1946 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Executives	Ernest Barnard Ed Barrow John E. Bruce John T. Brush Barney Dreyfuss Charles Ebbets August Herrmann John Heydler Bob Quinn Arthur Soden Nicholas Young
Managers	Bill Carrigan Ned Hanlon Miller Huggins Frank Selee John Montgomery Ward
Umpires	Tom Connolly Bill Dinneen Bob Emslie Billy Evans John Gaffney Tim Hurst Kick Kelly Bill Klem Thomas Lynch Silk O'Loughlin Jack Sheridan
Sportswriters	Walter Barnes Harry Cross William B. Hanna Frank Hough Sid Mercer Tim Murnane Francis Richter Irving Sanborn John B. Sheridan William J. Slocum George Tidden Joe Vila
Italics (later elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame)

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