Tommy Fine
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Thomas Morgan Fine
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- School Baylor University
- Debut April 26, 1947
- Final Game June 28, 1950
- Born October 10, 1914 in Cleburne, TX USA
- Died January 10, 2005 in Little Elm, TX USA
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Tommy Fine pitched for twenty years in the minor leagues, major leagues and winter ball.
With the Scranton Red Sox in 1946, Fine went 23-3 with a 2.08 ERA and led the Eastern League in wins. He earned a cup of coffee with the Boston Red Sox the following year, appearing in nine big league games as a 32 year old rookie. After the 1947 season, he was traded to the San Francisco Seals, and he later returned to the majors briefly, making 14 appearances out of the bullpen for the 1950 St. Louis Browns.
Fine spent five seasons playing in the Cuban Winter League. He is the only the pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the Serie del Caribe. While with Club Havana, Fine was a late addition to the Cuban team, replacing future Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm. On February 21, 1952, in the fourth Serie del Caribe in Panama City, Fine pitched a 1 - 0, no-hit game over Cervecería Caracas. Five days later, Fine faced the host country's Carta Vieja and came three outs from consecutive no-hitters in the series, having allowed a single in the ninth inning to break it up. His seventeen inning hitless streak also is the longest in the series history.
After retiring, Fine was a respected businessman and served as a deacon in the Baptist church.
