1942
Born April 7, 1942
Baltimore, MD, USA
Tom Phoebus Notable
Tom Phoebus played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1972.
He went 56 and 52 with a 3.33 earned run average, pitching 1,030 innings in 201 games. He struck out 725, completed 29 of his 149 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 202 games he batted .170, with 57 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 8 doubles.
He threw a no-hitter in 1968.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on April 7, 1942, and died on September 5, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1967 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | BAL | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1967 | BAL | 33 | 76 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 0 | .145 |
| 1968 | BAL | 36 | 82 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .183 |
| 1969 | BAL | 35 | 75 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .200 |
| 1970 | BAL | 27 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .163 |
| 1971 | SDP | 29 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .167 |
| 1972 | CHC/SDP | 39 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .118 |
| Career | — | 202 | 335 | 22 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 125 | 0 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | BAL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1.23 |
| 1967 | BAL | 14 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 208.0 | 177 | 77 | 114 | 179 | 3.33 |
| 1968 | BAL | 15 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 240.2 | 186 | 70 | 105 | 193 | 2.62 |
| 1969 | BAL | 14 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 202.0 | 180 | 79 | 87 | 117 | 3.52 |
| 1970 | BAL | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 135.0 | 106 | 46 | 62 | 72 | 3.07 |
| 1971 | SDP | 3 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 133.1 | 144 | 66 | 64 | 80 | 4.46 |
| 1972 | CHC/SDP | 3 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 89.0 | 79 | 40 | 51 | 67 | 4.04 |
| Career | — | 56 | 52 | 201 | 149 | 6 | 1030.0 | 888 | 381 | 489 | 725 | 3.33 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died September 5, 2019
1968
Tom Phoebus's No-Hitter
Tom Phoebus threw a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the Boston Red Sox on April 27, 1968, winning 6–0.