1929
Born August 26, 1929
Detroit, MI, USA
Tom Poholsky Notable
Tom Poholsky divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1950, then the Chicago Cubs through 1957.
He went 31 and 52 with a 3.93 earned run average, pitching 753 innings in 159 games. He struck out 316, completed 30 of his 104 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 159 games he batted .171, with 39 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 7 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on August 26, 1929, and died on January 6, 2001. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | STL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1951 | STL | 38 | 67 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .209 |
| 1954 | STL | 25 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .148 |
| 1955 | STL | 30 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .182 |
| 1956 | STL | 33 | 69 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .159 |
| 1957 | CHC | 28 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .105 |
| Career | — | 159 | 228 | 20 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 41 | 1 | .171 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | STL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14.2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.68 |
| 1951 | STL | 7 | 13 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 195.0 | 204 | 96 | 68 | 70 | 4.43 |
| 1954 | STL | 5 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 106.0 | 101 | 36 | 20 | 55 | 3.06 |
| 1955 | STL | 9 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 151.0 | 143 | 64 | 35 | 66 | 3.81 |
| 1956 | STL | 9 | 14 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 203.0 | 210 | 81 | 44 | 95 | 3.59 |
| 1957 | CHC | 1 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 84.0 | 117 | 46 | 22 | 28 | 4.93 |
| Career | — | 31 | 52 | 159 | 104 | 1 | 753.2 | 791 | 329 | 192 | 316 | 3.93 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Died January 6, 2001
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain