Phil Tomney
Encyclopedia
Philip H. Tomney nicknamed "Buster", was an American
professional baseball player for a period of nine seasons, three of which were at the major league
level with the Louisville Colonels
of the National League
from to . Tomney died in his hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania
in 1892 at the age of 28 due to a lung infection brought on by Pulmonary Phithisis
(tuberculosis), and is interred at Aulenbach's Cemetery in Mount Penn, Pennsylvania
.
United States
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professional baseball player for a period of nine seasons, three of which were at the major league
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
level with the Louisville Colonels
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
of the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
from to . Tomney died in his hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
in 1892 at the age of 28 due to a lung infection brought on by Pulmonary Phithisis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
(tuberculosis), and is interred at Aulenbach's Cemetery in Mount Penn, Pennsylvania
Mount Penn, Pennsylvania
Mount Penn is the name of a mountain peak and a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,076 at the 2009 Census. The peak is sometimes recognized as the southern end of the Reading Prong mountains.-Geography:...
.