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Tom Loftus

Manager

Thomas Joseph Loftus

1055 Games

454-580 Record

0.439 Win%

9 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

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Born 11/15/1856
St. Louis, MO, USA

Died 4/16/1910
Dubuque, IA, USA

MLB Debut 1877-08-17

Final Game 1883-05-13

📊 Career Record

1055 Games Managed

454 Wins

580 Losses

                        0.439
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

9 seasons

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Tom Loftus — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1884	MLU	UA	12	8	4	0.667	2	N
1888	CL3	AA	71	30	38	0.441	6	N
1889	CL4	NL	136	61	72	0.459	6	N
1890	CIN	NL	134	77	55	0.583	4	N
1891	CIN	NL	138	56	81	0.409	7	N
1900	CHN	NL	146	65	75	0.464	6	N
1901	CHN	NL	140	53	86	0.381	6	N
1902	WS1	AL	138	61	75	0.449	6	N
1903	WS1	AL	140	43	94	0.314	8	N

Tom Loftus as a manager

In 1055 games as a manager between 1884 and 1903, Loftus went 454-580, a .439 mark. The season table runs through the Milwaukee Brewers (1884), the Cleveland Blues (1888), the Cleveland Spiders (1889), the Cincinnati Reds (1890-1891), the Chicago Orphans (1900-1901), and the Washington Senators (1902-1903). Loftus's strongest year in the dugout came in 1890, when the Cincinnati Reds went 77-55. The low point came in 1903: 43-94. The Rank column for the Cincinnati Reds years shows 4th and 7th. The record opens at 8-4 in 1884 and closes at 43-94 in 1903.

The highest finish was 2nd, in 1884. League play for Loftus's teams: the Union Association, American Association, National League, and American League. The stint began mid-season, in 1888. Loftus was born on November 15, 1856, in St. Louis, MO, USA. Loftus died on April 16, 1910. As a player, Loftus appears from 1877 to 1883; the player page has that record.

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