Tommie Sisk
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Tommie Wayne Sisk
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
[edit] Biographical Information
Tommie Sisk played nine years in the major leagues, primarily with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 20 when he broke in.
- July 19, 1962 was the date of his Major League debut, in which the 20 year old did not fare too well. Although he started the game, he did not last more than two innings. After 1 1/3 innings pitched, three walks, two hits and three runs surrendered, he was out of the game, which was against the hapless 1962 New York Mets.
- Threw a two-hitter on September 20, 1965 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates against the New York Mets. The two hits were a 2nd inning single by John Stephenson and a 9th inning triple by Johnny Lewis.
On March 28, 1969, Sisk was traded with Chris Cannizzaro to the Padres for Ron Davis and Bobby Klaus. With the Padres in 1969, he posted a 2-13 record in 53 games, 13 of which he started. His ERA was 4.78. The Padres as a whole struggled that year - they finished the season with a 52-110 record. Fellow reliever Gary Ross went 3-12, while starters Clay Kirby and Joe Niekro went 7-20 and 8-17, respectively.
Interestingly, the day after he played his final big league game, he was traded with Buddy Bradford to the Cleveland Indians for Barry Moore and Bob Miller.
Statistically, the player most similar to him is Jim Hannan, according to the Baseball-Reference.com Similarity Scores (through 2007).
