1955
Born October 25, 1955
Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Tommy Boggs Notable
Tommy Boggs divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Texas Rangers from 1976, then the Texas Rangers through 1985.
He went 20 and 44 with a 4.22 earned run average, pitching 584 innings in 114 games. He struck out 278 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 114 games he batted .169, with 25 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA on October 25, 1955, and died on October 5, 2022. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | TEX | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | TEX | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | ATL | 16 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .167 |
| 1979 | ATL | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1980 | ATL | 32 | 63 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .159 |
| 1981 | ATL | 25 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .152 |
| 1982 | ATL | 10 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .235 |
| 1983 | ATL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 114 | 148 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 | .169 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | TEX | 1 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 90.1 | 87 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 3.49 |
| 1977 | TEX | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27.1 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 5.93 |
| 1978 | ATL | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 59.0 | 80 | 44 | 26 | 21 | 6.71 |
| 1979 | ATL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6.39 |
| 1980 | ATL | 12 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 192.1 | 180 | 73 | 46 | 84 | 3.42 |
| 1981 | ATL | 3 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 142.2 | 140 | 65 | 54 | 81 | 4.10 |
| 1982 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 46.1 | 43 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 3.30 |
| 1983 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.68 |
| 1985 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11.57 |
| Career | — | 20 | 44 | 114 | 94 | 0 | 584.0 | 612 | 274 | 201 | 278 | 4.22 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died October 5, 2022
1976
Major-league debut: Tommy Boggs
Tommy Boggs made a major-league debut on July 19, 1976.
1977
Jim Colborn's No-Hitter
Jim Colborn threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals against the Texas Rangers on May 14, 1977, winning 6–0.
1985
Final major-league game: Tommy Boggs
Tommy Boggs played a final major-league game on May 7, 1985.
Image: Russ Reed, public domain