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Tom Sturdivant
Thomas Virgil II Sturdivant (Smoke,Snake)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 186 lb.

MLB Debut April 14, 1955
Final Game June 21, 1964
Born April 28, 1930 in Gordon, KS
Died February 28, 2009 (age 78)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1955 25 NYA AL   3   3  .500  40   0   0  23   4   0   64.2   60   301   37   35   9   50   6   1   40   1  0  4.87  
 1956 26 NYA AL  14   4  .778  29  21   2   7   4   2  156.0  140   644   53   43  17   43   1   2  111   4  0  2.48  CY-8
 1957 27 NYA AL  10   7  .588  32  32   0   0   0   0  211.0  181   886   78   67  14   86   3   5  142   7  0  2.86  CY-9
 1958 28 NYA AL   1   0 1.000  26   1   0   8   2   0   45.1   57   228   30   24   3   37   1   1   29   3  0  4.76  
 1959 29 NYA AL   3   2  .600  28   0   0  20   2   0   44.0   40   187   23   22   9   17   0   0   31   1  0  4.50  
 1960 30 CHA AL   5   6  .455  49   2   0  30   8   0   97.0  103   436   64   58  19   43   3   1   84   7  0  5.38  
 1961 31 BAA AL   7   5  .583  64   0   0  43  20   0   88.1  101   380   41   38   5   18   5   2   30   3  0  3.87  
 1962 32 BAA AL   8   4  .667  70   0   0  23   4   0  117.1  122   503   55   40   9   30   6   0   75   4  0  3.07  
 1963 33 CHN NL   2   5  .286  32   2   0  14   3   0   57.0   50   242   17   16   4   22   0   2   33   2  2  2.53  
 1964 34 NYN NL   0   0  .000   6   0   0   3   0   0   10.1    8    42    2    2   0    4   1   0    5   1  0  1.74  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 10 Seasons      53  36  .596 376  58   2 171  47   2  891.0  862  3849  400  345  89  350  26  14  580  33  2  3.48
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With NYA      31  16  .660 155  54   2  58  12   2  521.0  478  2246  221  191  52  233  11   9  353  16  0  3.30
   With BAA      15   9  .625 134   0   0  66  24   0  205.2  223   883   96   78  14   48  11   2  105   7  0  3.41
   With CHA       5   6  .455  49   2   0  30   8   0   97.0  103   436   64   58  19   43   3   1   84   7  0  5.38
   With CHN       2   5  .286  32   2   0  14   3   0   57.0   50   242   17   16   4   22   0   2   33   2  2  2.53
   With NYN       0   0  .000   6   0   0   3   0   0   10.1    8    42    2    2   0    4   1   0    5   1  0  1.74
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals      59  51  .536 335 101  22  99  17   7 1137.0 1029  4796  521  473 107  449  37  34  704  39  3  3.74
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1955 25 NYA AL  43   39   5.4   7          4   1   0  .250   0    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  104   
 1956 26 NYA AL  45   62   3.6   5  4.95   51   8   0  .157   1    4    3  .750    1    0 1.000  -13   
 1957 27 NYA AL  40   79   3.3   0  4.75   69  17   0  .246   3   14   11  .786   10    2  .833  -34   
 1958 28 NYA AL  39   34   6.7   2  5.00    7   2   0  .286   1    2    1  .500    2    2  .500   11   
 1959 29 NYA AL  36   21   4.4   2          2   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  -38   
 1960 30 CHA AL  32   61   5.6  12  5.00   12   1   0  .083   1    5    3  .600    2    1  .667  -19   
 1961 31 BAA AL  36   46   4.7  24          8   1   0  .125   0    2    1  .500    2    0 1.000   43   
 1962 32 BAA AL  44   53   4.0   8         12   3   0  .250   5   10    4  .400    2    3  .400  -34   
 1963 33 CHN NL  43   22   3.5   3  5.00    6   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    4    4  .500  -38   
 1964 34 NYN NL  32    2   2.5   0          2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000 -246   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 10 Seasons          424   4.2  63        173  33   0  .191  11   41   26  .634   23   12  .657  -11   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 16.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 15.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1956 WS    NYA NY2   W    1  1.80   0-0   0  1   5.0   3   1   1   5
 1957 WS    NYA CIN   L    2  6.55   0-1   0  2  11.0  16   8   8   5
 1959 WS    NYA CHN   W    1  0.00   0-0   0  0   1.0   1   0   0   0
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1955  NYA   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1956  NYA  101-53   Billy Vanson
 1957  NYA   94-60   Billy Vanson
 1958  NYA  100-54   Billy Vanson
 1959  NYA   90-64   Billy Vanson
 1960  CHA   70-84   Ron Tidrow
 1961  BAA   76-78   Rob Tomlinson
 1962  BAA   78-84   Rob Tomlinson
 1963  CHN   96-66   Alan Boodman
 1964  NYN   66-96   Steve Dewing

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