1931
Born January 6, 1931
Avon Lake, OH, USA
Dick Tomanek Notable
Dick Tomanek divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cleveland Indians from 1953, then the Kansas City Athletics through 1959.
He went 10 and 10 with a 4.95 earned run average, pitching 231 innings in 106 games. He struck out 166. Across 108 games he batted .180, with 9 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 3 doubles.
He was born in Avon Lake, OH, USA on January 6, 1931, and died on August 11, 2023. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CLE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | CLE | 34 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 |
| 1958 | CLE/KCA | 56 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .167 |
| 1959 | KCA | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 108 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .180 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 1954 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
| 1957 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 69.2 | 67 | 44 | 37 | 55 | 5.68 |
| 1958 | CLE/KCA | 7 | 8 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 130.0 | 130 | 65 | 56 | 92 | 4.50 |
| 1959 | KCA | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 20.2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 6.53 |
| Career | — | 10 | 10 | 106 | 11 | 7 | 231.0 | 231 | 127 | 112 | 166 | 4.95 |
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