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Tom Gorman

Tom Gorman Notable

b. January 4, 1925 · New York Yankees 1952–1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955–1959

Tom Gorman divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Yankees from 1952, then the Kansas City Athletics through 1959.

He went 36 and 36 with a 3.77 earned run average, pitching 689 innings in 289 games. He struck out 321 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 289 games he batted .090, with 14 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.

He was born in New York, NY, USA on January 4, 1925, and died on December 26, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1952 NYY 122312 000 12140 .087
1953 NYY 401502 000 0170 .133
1954 NYY 23400 000 0010 .000
1955 KCA 572412 100 01140 .083
1956 KCA 523922 000 24220 .051
1957 KCA 383314 000 01160 .121
1958 KCA 501712 100 00100 .118
1959 KCA 17000 000 0000
Career 289155614 200 39840 .090

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1952 NYY 62126 160.263 3122314.60
1953 NYY 45401 677.065 2932383.39
1954 NYY 00230 236.230 914312.21
1955 KCA 76570 18109.098 4336463.55
1956 KCA 9105213 3171.1168 7368563.83
1957 KCA 593812 3124.2125 5333663.83
1958 KCA 44501 889.286 3520443.51
1959 KCA 10170 120.124 161497.08
Career 363628933 42689.1659 289239321 3.77

On this day & linked events

1925

Born January 4, 1925

New York, NY, USA

1992

Died December 26, 1992

1960

Warren Spahn's No-Hitter

Warren Spahn threw a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 16, 1960, winning 4–0.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain