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Tom Acker
Thomas James Acker
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 7, 1930 in Paterson, NJ
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1956
Final Game: September 20, 1959
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1956 26 CIN NL 4 3 .571 2.37 29 7 3 1 1 1 83.2 60 23 22 7 29 1 54 2 0 0 338 166 1.064 6.5 0.8 3.1 5.8 1.86
1957 27 CIN NL 10 5 .667 4.97 49 6 17 1 0 4 108.2 122 63 60 16 41 8 67 8 0 3 486 82 1.500 10.1 1.3 3.4 5.5 1.63
1958 28 CIN NL 4 3 .571 4.55 38 10 4 3 0 1 124.2 126 64 63 10 43 6 90 3 0 2 528 91 1.356 9.1 0.7 3.1 6.5 2.09
1959 29 CIN NL 1 2 .333 4.12 37 0 11 0 0 2 63.1 57 31 29 10 37 5 45 4 0 1 277 99 1.484 8.1 1.4 5.3 6.4 1.22
4 Seasons 19 13 .594 4.12 153 23 35 5 1 8 380.1 365 181 174 43 150 20 256 17 0 6 1629 99 1.354 8.6 1.0 3.5 6.1 1.71
162 Game Avg. 7 5 .594 4.12 59 9 14 2 0 3 147 141 70 67 17 58 8 99 7 0 2 629 99 1.354 8.6 1.0 3.5 6.1 1.71
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1956 26 CIN NL 29 22 19 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 .053 .182 .053 .234 -34 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1957 27 CIN NL 49 25 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 .053 .217 .053 .270 -24 1 0 1 2 0 0 1
1958 28 CIN NL 38 37 30 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 16 .067 .200 .067 .267 -27 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1959 29 CIN NL 37 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -15 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
4 Seasons 153 96 77 10 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 46 .065 .200 .065 .265 -26 5 1 1 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 102 82 11 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 49 .065 .200 .065 .265 -26 5 1 1 6 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1956 CIN NL 26 P 29 7 83.2 24 9 15 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.58 0.83 .967 2.05 0.83
1957 CIN NL 27 P 49 6 108.2 23 7 16 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.90 0.47 .961 2.06 0.82
1958 CIN NL 28 P 38 10 124.2 16 2 13 1 0 .938 0.0 0.0 1.08 0.39 .956 1.97 0.77
1959 CIN NL 29 P 37 0 63.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.85 0.16 .950 1.99 0.82
4 Seasons P 153 23 380.1 69 19 49 1 1 .986 0.0 0.0 1.61 0.44 .961 2.02 0.81
4 Seasons TOT 153 23 380.1 69 19 49 1 1 .986 0.0 0.0 1.61 0.44 .946 2.02 0.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1957 NL--49--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1957 NL--8--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (2064), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 1950: Drafted by Buffalo (International) from the New York Giants in the 1950 minor league draft.

October 14, 1951: Traded by Buffalo (International) with Moe Savransky to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Bolger.

November 21, 1959: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs to the Kansas City Athletics for Frank House.

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