1937
Born January 10, 1937
Chicago, IL, USA
Jim O'Toole Notable
b. January 10, 1937 · Cincinnati Redlegs 1958–1959, Cincinnati Reds 1960–1966, Chicago White Sox 1967
Jim O'Toole played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1958 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1967. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1960 to 1966.
He went 98 and 84 with a 3.57 earned run average, pitching 1,615 innings in 270 games. He struck out 1,039, completed 58 of his 238 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 271 games he batted .125, with 67 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1963.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on January 10, 1937, and died on December 26, 2015. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1963 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | CIN | 29 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .135 |
| 1960 | CIN | 34 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .106 |
| 1961 | CIN | 39 | 93 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 0 | .172 |
| 1962 | CIN | 36 | 91 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 0 | .110 |
| 1963 | CIN | 33 | 74 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | .149 |
| 1964 | CIN | 30 | 70 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .100 |
| 1965 | CIN | 29 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .089 |
| 1966 | CIN | 25 | 47 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .128 |
| 1967 | CHW | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .077 |
| Career | — | 271 | 538 | 25 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 202 | 1 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.29 |
| 1959 | CIN | 5 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 129.1 | 144 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 5.15 |
| 1960 | CIN | 12 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 196.1 | 198 | 83 | 66 | 124 | 3.80 |
| 1961 | CIN | 19 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 252.2 | 229 | 87 | 93 | 178 | 3.10 |
| 1962 | CIN | 16 | 13 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 251.2 | 222 | 98 | 87 | 170 | 3.50 |
| 1963 | CIN | 17 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 234.1 | 208 | 75 | 57 | 146 | 2.88 |
| 1964 | CIN | 17 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 220.0 | 194 | 65 | 51 | 145 | 2.66 |
| 1965 | CIN | 3 | 10 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 127.2 | 154 | 84 | 47 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 1966 | CIN | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 142.0 | 139 | 56 | 49 | 96 | 3.55 |
| 1967 | CHW | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 54.1 | 53 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 2.82 |
| Career | — | 98 | 84 | 270 | 238 | 4 | 1615.1 | 1545 | 640 | 546 | 1039 | 3.57 |
On this day & linked events
2015
Died December 26, 2015
1958
Major-league debut: Jim O'Toole
Jim O'Toole made a major-league debut on September 26, 1958.
1967
Final major-league game: Jim O'Toole
Jim O'Toole played a final major-league game on July 22, 1967.
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