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Tom Sturdivant

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: April 28, 1930 in Gordon, KS us

Died: February 28, 2009 in Oklahoma City, OK

High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 24-351d, 11,210th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: June 21, 1964 (Age 34-054d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Thomas Virgil Sturdivant

Nicknames: Smoke or Snake

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

ERA

3.74

335

101

1137.0

704

WHIP

1.300

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-8 / in Starts: 20-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	27 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	39 (17-15-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (26-15-7)

Most Driven In
B Martin	0
B Richardson	0
B Skowron	0

Most Driven In By
B Skowron	1
E Slaughter	1
M Mantle	1
G McDougald	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	66	4 (3)	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.86	0.003	2.81	0.01%	-0.05	P
2	67	8 (3)	Apr 26	NYY		BOS	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.63	-0.008	2.14	-0.02%	-0.03	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	68	13 (4)	May 2	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.06	-0.115	3.11	-0.20%	-1.56	P
4	69	18 (4)	May 7	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	1.82	-0.012	7.64	-0.03%	0.11	P
5	70	23 (4)	May 15	NYY		KCA	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	.59	-0.044	2.41	-0.11%	-0.99	P
6	71	30 (6)	May 24	NYY		WSH	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	.27	-0.027	.79	-0.05%	-0.41	P
7	72	36 (5)	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	.95	-0.049	3.54	-0.11%	-0.45	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	73	43 (6)	Jun 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-4	GS-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.32	0.006	1.12	0.01%	-0.12	P
9	74	48 (4)	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.51	-0.018	5.35	-0.04%	-0.17	P
10	75	53 (4)	Jun 14	NYY	@	KCA	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.259	.519	9	.41	-0.051	1.64	-0.12%	-0.51	P
11	76	57 (3)	Jun 19	NYY		DET	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.258	.233	.491	9	.50	0.014	2.70	0.05%	-1.06	P
12	77	63 (5)	Jun 25	NYY		CLE	L,2-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.226	.476	9	.70	-0.017	4.28	-0.06%	-0.15	P
13	78	68 (4)	Jun 30 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.212	.447	9	.93	-0.045	4.89	-0.14%	-0.30	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	79	75 (6)	Jul 5	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.222	.200	.422	9	.73	-0.036	3.81	-0.11%	-0.31	P
15	80	80 (4)	Jul 13	NYY	@	KCA	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.205	.184	.389	9	.81	-0.060	3.58	-0.16%	-0.40	P
16	81	88 (7)	Jul 21 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	1.29	-0.075	4.67	-0.16%	-0.44	P
17	82	94 (5)	Jul 27	NYY		DET	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.250	.214	.464	9	1.01	0.034	5.22	0.11%	0.23	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	83	100 (5)	Aug 2	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.239	.205	.444	9	.61	-0.031	2.80	-0.09%	-0.19	P
19	84	106 (5)	Aug 7	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.224	.191	.416	9	.71	-0.055	1.97	-0.09%	-0.60	P
20	85	111 (4)	Aug 13	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.250	.220	.470	9	1.10	0.027	3.90	0.06%	0.15	P
21	86	116 (4)	Aug 18 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.232	.204	.436	9	.15	-0.015	.40	-0.02%	-0.94	P
22	87	122 (5)	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-4	GS-9	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.230	.190	.419	9	.31	0.004	.97	0.01%	-0.86	P
23	88	127 (4)	Aug 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.222	.183	.406	9	2.14	-0.106	9.55	-0.28%	-0.97	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	89	133 (5)	Sep 3	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.242	.206	.449	9	.69	0.044	2.27	0.09%	0.59	P
25	90	138 (4)	Sep 8	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.257	.200	.457	9	.69	0.033	1.90	0.05%	0.88	P
26	91	142 (3)	Sep 14	NYY		CHW	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.250	.194	.444	9	1.52	-0.074	1.90	-0.06%	-0.52	P
27	92	149 (6)	Sep 22	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.257	.191	.448	9	.53	0.008	.04	0.00%	0.02	P
28	93	153 (3)	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.247	.183	.430	9	.77	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
							20-8		81	71	4	13	0	0	0	0	6	0	10	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	.183	.247	.183	.430		.77	-0.723	2.73	-1.48%	-9.59

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