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Tom Niedenfuer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)

Born: August 13, 1959 in St. Louis Park, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 36th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Redmond HS (Redmond, WA).

High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: August 15, 1981 (Age 22-002d, 14,477th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 20, 1990 (Age 31-038d)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Leigh Steinberg

Full Name: Thomas Edward Niedenfuer

Nicknames: Buff or Buffalo Head

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1981 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

ERA

3.29

484

653.0

474

WHIP

1.266

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	19 (18)	Apr 28	LAD		PHI	L,3-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	22 (2)	May 1	LAD		MON	W,2-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	24 (1)	May 3	LAD		NYM	L,3-6		17	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	26 (1)	May 6	LAD	@	MON	W,3-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	28 (1)	May 8	LAD	@	MON	W,10-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	30 (1)	May 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,8-9		11	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	37 (6)	May 18	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	38	May 19	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	41 (2)	May 22	LAD		STL	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	43 (1)	May 24	LAD		PIT	L,3-9		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	47 (3)	May 29	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-3		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	49 (1)	May 31	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-4		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	51 (1)	Jun 2	LAD	@	PIT	L,7-8	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	54 (2)	Jun 6	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	55	Jun 7	LAD		ATL	L,3-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	57 (1)	Jun 9	LAD		ATL	L,5-11		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	68 (10)	Jun 21	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-10	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	72 (3)	Jun 25	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	74 (1)	Jun 27	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-3		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	76 (1)	Jun 29	LAD		SDP	L,5-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	78 (1)	Jun 30 (2)	LAD		SDP	L,4-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	81 (2)	Jul 4	LAD		HOU	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	87 (5)	Jul 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	89 (1)	Jul 15	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	91 (1)	Jul 17	LAD		NYM	W,6-5		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	92	Jul 18	LAD		NYM	L,3-8		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	96 (3)	Jul 23	LAD		PHI	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	99 (2)	Jul 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	101 (1)	Jul 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	102	Jul 30 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-9		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	105 (2)	Aug 1	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	106	Aug 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-5	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	109 (2)	Aug 5	LAD		ATL	W,3-2		8	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	111 (1)	Aug 7	LAD		ATL	W,7-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	112	Aug 8	LAD		ATL	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	113	Aug 9	LAD		CIN	W,3-2		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	116 (2)	Aug 12	LAD		SFG	W,6-2		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	120 (3)	Aug 17 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	121	Aug 18	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-4	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	122	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	125 (2)	Aug 22	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4		13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	129 (3)	Aug 27	LAD		CHC	W,9-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	134 (4)	Sep 1	LAD		STL	L,5-6		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	137 (2)	Sep 5	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	139 (1)	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	140	Sep 8	LAD	@	ATL	L,11-12		10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	142 (1)	Sep 10	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	145 (2)	Sep 13	LAD		SDP	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	148 (2)	Sep 17	LAD		HOU	W,9-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	152 (3)	Sep 22	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2		9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
51	154 (1)	Sep 25	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	155	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
53	157 (1)	Sep 28	LAD		CIN	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	158	Sep 29	LAD		ATL	L,3-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	162 (3)	Oct 3	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							55gm		69.2	1	7	0	8	0