1953
Born December 22, 1953
Kokomo, IN, USA
Tom Underwood Notable
b. December 22, 1953 · Philadelphia Phillies 1974–1977, St. Louis Cardinals 1977, Toronto Blue Jays 1978–1979, New York Yankees 1980–1981, Oakland Athletics 1981–1983, Baltimore Orioles 1984
Tom Underwood played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1974 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1984.
He went 86 and 87 with a 3.89 earned run average, pitching 1,586 innings in 379 games. He struck out 948, completed 35 of his 203 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 380 games he batted .117, with 18 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Kokomo, IN, USA on December 22, 1953, and died on November 22, 2010. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | PHI | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | PHI | 35 | 74 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .122 |
| 1976 | PHI | 34 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .109 |
| 1977 | PHI/STL | 33 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .121 |
| 1978 | TOR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | TOR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | NYY | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | NYY/OAK | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | OAK | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | OAK | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | BAL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 380 | 154 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 45 | 0 | .117 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4.85 |
| 1975 | PHI | 14 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 219.1 | 221 | 101 | 84 | 123 | 4.14 |
| 1976 | PHI | 10 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 155.2 | 154 | 61 | 63 | 94 | 3.53 |
| 1977 | PHI/STL | 9 | 11 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 133.1 | 148 | 74 | 75 | 86 | 5.00 |
| 1978 | TOR | 6 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 197.2 | 201 | 90 | 87 | 139 | 4.10 |
| 1979 | TOR | 9 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 227.0 | 213 | 93 | 95 | 127 | 3.69 |
| 1980 | NYY | 13 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 2 | 187.0 | 163 | 76 | 66 | 116 | 3.66 |
| 1981 | NYY/OAK | 4 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 83.2 | 69 | 34 | 38 | 75 | 3.66 |
| 1982 | OAK | 10 | 6 | 56 | 10 | 7 | 153.0 | 136 | 56 | 68 | 79 | 3.29 |
| 1983 | OAK | 9 | 7 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 144.2 | 156 | 65 | 50 | 62 | 4.04 |
| 1984 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 71.2 | 78 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 3.52 |
| Career | — | 86 | 87 | 379 | 203 | 18 | 1586.0 | 1554 | 685 | 662 | 948 | 3.89 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Died November 22, 2010
1974
Major-league debut: Tom Underwood
Tom Underwood made a major-league debut on August 19, 1974.
1984
Final major-league game: Tom Underwood
Tom Underwood played a final major-league game on September 23, 1984.