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Bob Tufts
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Robert Malcolm Tufts
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 5", Weight 215 lb.
- School Princeton University, Columbia University
- Debut August 10, 1981
- Final Game May 6, 1983
- Born November 2, 1955 in Medford, MA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Ivy Leaguer Bob Tufts pitched three years in the majors, posting a record of 2-0 with 2 saves in 27 games.
Tufts was born in Medford, MA, and attended Princeton University from 1975-77. He was the first Princetonian to come to the majors since Dave Sisler had done it 25 years earlier.
Bob was picked in the 12th round of the 1977 draft by the San Francisco Giants and pitched seven seasons in the minors, going 61-40. In 1981 he went 9-2 with Phoenix with 8 saves, and was called up to the majors in August of that year.
Bob was traded on March 30, 1982 to the Kansas City Royals in a trade that involved Vida Blue, Atlee Hammaker and others. He pitched for Omaha in the minors and the Royals in the majors in 1982-83. In June 1983 he was traded again to the Cincinnati Reds and pitched for their Indianapolis farm club during part of 1983.
In both 1981 and 1982 his minor league ERA was well under 2.00.
Tufts' brother, William Tufts, pitched in the Chicago Cubs chain in 1975.
An article in 2007 chronicled his conversion to Judaism, and stated that he had earned an MBA from Columbia University. He worked at a brokerage firm in Manhattan.
