Career
A native of Granard, Ireland, he is the first man born in Ireland to play Major League Baseball. Bond was also the last survivor of the National League"s first season (1876). Bond played for six teams during his career: the Brooklyn Atlantics (1874), Hartford Dark Blues (1875-1876), Boston Red Caps (1877-1881), Worcester Ruby Legs (1882), Boston Reds (1884), and Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884).
He also managed the Worcester team for six games.
His career statistics include a record of 234-163, 386 complete games in 408 starts, 42 shutouts, and an European Research Area of 2.31. Bond also played 92 games in the outfield, a few more in the infield, and batted.238 with 174 Reserve Bank of India and 213 runs scored.
Bond is the all-time baseball leader in strikeouts per walks, at a 4.44 ratio, for pitchers who threw a minimum 1000 innings. Bond died the age of 84 in Boston, Massachusetts, and is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery.
