Thomas Edward Bannon (May 8, 1869 – January 26, 1950), nicknamed "Ward Six" and "Uncle Tom", was a professional baseball player and manager.

[1] He played Major League Baseball for the New York Giants in 1895 and 1896, mostly as an outfielder.

Early in the following season, Bannon appeared in two games for the Giants, which was his last major league experience.

In 1910, he was a player-manager of the Connecticut Association's Middletown Jewels, where he batted .282 in the final season of his playing career.

[1] Bannon was an umpire in the New England League for several years afterwards and then worked in the supply department for the General Electric Company.