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Tom Cheney
Thomas Edgar Cheney

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 21, 1957
vs. CHC 4.0 IP, 2 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Final Game May 9, 1966
Born October 14, 1934 in Morgan, GA
Died November 1, 2001 in Rome, GA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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The true single-game strikeout king (9/12/62). When I was a young Senators fan, he was my favorite player.

Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1957 22 STL NL   0   1   4   3   0   0   0  0    9.0    6    6    5   0   15   10   0   0    44   0   0  5.00  4.00   80 2.333
 1959 24 STL NL   0   1  11   2   0   0   5  0   11.7   17    9    9   2   11    8   2   1    63   2   0  6.94  4.22   61 2.400
 1960 25 PIT NL   2   2  11   8   1   1   0  0   52.0   44   25   23   5   33   35   0   1   221   0   0  3.98  3.76   95 1.481
 1961 26 TOT      1   3  11   7   0   0   2  0   29.7   33   35   33   9   30   20   0   4   149   0   0 10.01  3.90   39 2.124
         PIT NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    0.0    1    5    4   1    4    0   0   1     6   0   0   inf  0.00    0   inf
         WSA AL   1   3  10   7   0   0   2  0   29.7   32   30   29   8   26   20   0   3   143   0   0  8.80  3.90   44 1.955
 1962 27 WSA AL   7   9  37  23   4   3   7  1  173.3  134   68   61  12   97  147   2   6   738   0   0  3.17  4.05  128 1.333
 1963 28 WSA AL   8   9  23  21   7   4   1  0  136.3   99   51   41  14   40   97   1   0   542   3   0  2.71  3.74  138 1.020
 1964 29 WSA AL   1   3  15   6   1   0   4  1   48.7   45   26   20  10   13   25   0   2   199   1   0  3.70  3.70  100 1.192
 1966 31 WSA AL   0   1   3   1   0   0   2  0    5.3    4    4    3   1    6    3   1   1    25   0   0  5.06  3.47   69 1.875
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .396  19  29 115  71  13   8  21  2  466.0  382  224  195  53  245  345   6  15  1981   6   0  3.77  3.88  103 1.345
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6  10  42  25   4   2   7  0  170.3  139   81   71  19   89  126   2   5   724   2   0  3.77  3.88  103 1.345
 Career High      8   9  37  23   7   4   7  1  173.3  134   68   61  14   97  147   2   6   738   3   0  2.71  4.05  138 1.020

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 22 STL NL   4    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1960 25 PIT NL  11   17    2    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   4  .176  .222  .235   25    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1961 26 TOT     14    8    1    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   0   2  .500  .500  .625  206    5   1   0   0   0   0
         WSA AL  13    8    1    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   0   2  .500  .500  .625  206    5   1   0   0   0   0
 1962 27 WSA AL  37   48    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   3  11  .063  .118  .063  -50    3   6   0   0   0   1
 1963 28 WSA AL  26   46    2    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  10  .109  .109  .109  -39    5   2   0   0   0   2
 1964 29 WSA AL  15   12    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   5  .250  .250  .250   40    3   4   0   0   0   0
 1966 31 WSA AL   3    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      121  133    8   18   2  0   0    9   0  0   5  32  .135  .167  .150  -12   20  15   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        178   11   24   3  0   0   12   0  0   7  43  .135  .167  .150  -12   27  20   0   0   0   4
 Career High     37   48    2    5   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  11                           5   6   0   0   0   2

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 22 STL NL    3    3    0   0.0   105| .000  .271| .000  .334| .000  .420| .000  .754|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1960 25 PIT NL   19   15    1   1.8   100| .176  .264| .222  .330| .235  .406| .457  .736|  25  .165  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1961 26 TOT       9    5    2  10.7   100| .500  .258| .500  .332| .625  .401|1.125  .734| 206  .821   1.2   0.1   0%
         WSA AL    9    5    2  10.7   100| .500  .258| .500  .332| .625  .401|1.125  .734| 206  .821   1.2   0.1   0%
 1962 27 WSA AL   57   52    1   0.5   103| .063  .263| .118  .335| .063  .410| .181  .745| -50  .018 -10.4  -1.0   0%
 1963 28 WSA AL   48   45    0   0.0    95| .109  .255| .109  .322| .109  .394| .218  .716| -39  .000  -8.6  -0.9   0%
 1964 29 WSA AL   16   13    1   2.1    96| .250  .256| .250  .324| .250  .397| .500  .721|  40  .212  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1966 31 WSA AL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .314|           |           |             0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       153  133    5   1.0    99| .135  .260| .167  .329| .150  .402| .317  .731| -12  .064 -20.8  -2.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1957 22 STL NL   P    4      1    2    0    1 1.000  .968  0.75  0.82  3.00  2.10    3    9.0
 1959 24 STL NL   P   11      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.18  0.82  1.54  2.00    2   11.7
 1960 25 PIT NL   P   11      2    3    2    0  .714  .962  0.45  0.87  0.87  2.09    8   52.0
 1961 26 TOT      P   11      1    3    1    0  .800  .952  0.36  0.84  1.21  2.06    7   29.7
         PIT NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90                        
         WSA AL   P   10      1    3    1    0  .800  .952  0.40  0.83  1.21  2.06    7   29.7
 1962 27 WSA AL   P   37      9   26    1    1  .972  .959  0.95  0.79  1.82  2.08   23  173.3
 1963 28 WSA AL   P   23      9   10    3    1  .864  .955  0.83  0.79  1.25  1.99   21  136.3
 1964 29 WSA AL   P   15      1    7    0    0 1.000  .952  0.53  0.72  1.48  1.90    6   48.7
 1966 31 WSA AL   P    3      0    2    0    1 1.000  .952  0.67  0.73  3.40  2.04    1    5.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1957 22 STL NL   P    4      1    2    0    1 1.000  .968  0.75  0.82  3.00  2.10    3    9.0
 1959 24 STL NL   P   11      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.18  0.82  1.54  2.00    2   11.7
 1960 25 PIT NL   P   11      2    3    2    0  .714  .962  0.45  0.87  0.87  2.09    8   52.0
 1961 26 TOT      P   11      1    3    1    0  .800  .952  0.36  0.84  1.21  2.06    7   29.7
         PIT NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90                        
         WSA AL   P   10      1    3    1    0  .800  .952  0.40  0.83  1.21  2.06    7   29.7
 1962 27 WSA AL   P   37      9   26    1    1  .972  .959  0.95  0.79  1.82  2.08   23  173.3
 1963 28 WSA AL   P   23      9   10    3    1  .864  .955  0.83  0.79  1.25  1.99   21  136.3
 1964 29 WSA AL   P   15      1    7    0    0 1.000  .952  0.53  0.72  1.48  1.90    6   48.7
 1966 31 WSA AL   P    3      0    2    0    1 1.000  .952  0.67  0.73  3.40  2.04    1    5.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 115     23   55    7    4  .918  .957  0.68  0.80               71  466.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       115     23   55    7    4  .918  .957  0.68  0.80

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    PIT NYY     W   3   0   4.50  0  0  0  0   4     4   2   1   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    PIT NYY     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1962 AL-3.17-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1962 AL-6.96-2

Strikeouts/9IP
1962 AL-7.63-2

Shutouts
1962 AL-3-6
1963 AL-4-3

Bases On Balls Allow.
1962 AL-97-7

Adjusted ERA+
1962 AL-128-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 8 (1574) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1459) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1952 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.
December 21, 1959: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Gino Cimoli to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ron Kline.
June 29, 1961: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Washington Senators for Tom Sturdivant.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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The true single-game strikeout king (9/12/62). When I was a young Senators fan, he was my favorite player.