finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
1899 left 7 november 1918 new york , new york trenton , new jersey 1887 july 31 .311 1,838 106 851 1,316 428 outfielder new york giants batting scored stolen bases average hits home runs runs batted in runs april 30 21 january 1867 mike tiernan baseball card.jpg mike tiernan
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mike tiernan

michael joseph tiernan -lrb- january 21 , 1867 -- november 7 , 1918 -rrb- , nicknamed `` silent mike '' , was an american right fielder in major league baseball who played exclusively for the new york giants from 1887 to 1899 .
born in trenton , new jersey , his debut game was on april 30 , 1887 .
his final game was played on july 31 , 1899 .
tiernan led the national league in home runs in 1890 and 1891 , and compiled a .311 lifetime batting average .
he is the giants ' all-time franchise leader in triples and stolen bases .
one of the great home run hitters of the 19th century , he hit 106 of them , which ties him with hall of famer dan brouthers for fourth most among 19th century ball players .
