Tom Cheney Notable

b. October 14, 1934 · St. Louis Cardinals 1957, 1959, Pittsburgh Pirates 1960–1961, Washington Senators 1961–1964, 1966

Tom Cheney played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1957 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1966.

He went 19 and 29 with a 3.77 earned run average, pitching 466 innings in 115 games. He struck out 345 and threw 8 shutouts. Across 121 games he batted .135, with 18 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.

He was born in Morgan, GA, USA on October 14, 1934, and died on November 1, 2001. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1957	STL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1959	STL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1960	PIT	11	17	2	3	1	2	1	4	.176
1961	PIT/WSA	14	8	1	4	1	3	0	2	.500
1962	WSA	37	48	1	3	0	1	3	11	.063
1963	WSA	26	46	2	5	0	1	0	10	.109
1964	WSA	15	12	1	3	0	2	0	5	.250
1966	WSA	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	—
Career	—	121	133	8	18	2	9	5	32	.135

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1957	STL	0	1	4	3	0	9.0	6	5	15	10	5.00
1959	STL	0	1	11	2	0	11.2	17	9	11	8	6.94
1960	PIT	2	2	11	8	0	52.0	44	23	33	35	3.98
1961	PIT/WSA	1	3	11	7	0	29.2	33	33	30	20	10.01
1962	WSA	7	9	37	23	1	173.1	134	61	97	147	3.17
1963	WSA	8	9	23	21	0	136.1	99	41	40	97	2.71
1964	WSA	1	3	15	6	1	48.2	45	20	13	25	3.70
1966	WSA	0	1	3	1	0	5.1	4	3	6	3	5.06
Career	—	19	29	115	71	2	466.0	382	195	245	345	3.77

On this day & linked events

1934

Born October 14, 1934

Morgan, GA, USA

2001

Died November 1, 2001

1957

Major-league debut: Tom Cheney

Tom Cheney made a major-league debut on April 21, 1957.

1966

Final major-league game: Tom Cheney

Tom Cheney played a final major-league game on May 9, 1966.