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Thomas Francis Aloysius “Tom” Carey Veteran

Birth: 11 Oct 1906
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Death: 21 Feb 1970 (aged 63)
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Burial: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 43.2071397, Longitude: -77.6363342
Plot: Section: So28 Plot: Grave 12
Memorial ID: 50629985 View Source

Major league baseball player 1935-37, 1939-42, 1946. Position player for the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox. Had a lifetime .275 batting average in 1,521 at-bats. Nicknamed "Scoops" for his outstanding defensive ability, Carey batted and threw right-handed. He was listed as 5' 8" tall and 170 lbs. Interestingly enough, if one looks up "Scoops" Carey on a search engine, an earlier ballplayer comes up (George Carey

Son of Patrick (1867-1912) and Mary Boyle Carey (1867-1931), both Irish-Americans.

Major league baseball player 1935-37, 1939-42, 1946. Position player for the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox. Had a lifetime .275 batting average in 1,521 at-bats. Nicknamed "Scoops" for his outstanding defensive ability, Carey batted and threw right-handed. He was listed as 5' 8" tall and 170 lbs. Interestingly enough, if one looks up "Scoops" Carey on a search engine, an earlier ballplayer comes up (George Carey

Son of Patrick (1867-1912) and Mary Boyle Carey (1867-1931), both Irish-Americans.

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NEW YORK
SP4 USNR
WORLD WAR II

Family Members

Spouse

Grace Mary Carbone Carey

1911–1998 (m. 1935)

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Maintained by: J. C. Clark
Originally Created by: Carol Tessein
Added: Apr 3, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50629985/thomas_francis_aloysius-carey: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Francis Aloysius “Tom” Carey (11 Oct 1906–21 Feb 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50629985, citing Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA; Maintained by J. C. Clark (contributor 47094715).

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