BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -Tommy Holmes, an outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and 1950s, died Monday. He was 91.
Holmes died of natural causes at an assisted living facility, daughter Patricia Stone said.
In 11 years in the majors with the Braves and Dodgers, Holmes had a .302 batting average, 88 home runs and 581 RBIs. From 1973 to 2003, he worked for the New York Mets as director of amateur baseball relations.
“Tommy Holmes was one of our sport’s truest gentlemen,” said Jeff Wilpon, chief operating officer of the Mets. “His passion for the game and up-and-coming players, along with his 30-year association with our franchise was unsurpassed.”
Stone said her father loved baseball and watched games until the end of his life.
“When he played baseball, there would be days he’d leave early and he’d pass children playing and he’d stop to play with them,” she said.
Besides his daughter, Holmes is survived by his wife of 67 years, the former Lillian Petterson; a son, Tommy Holmes Jr.; two sisters; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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