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Tom Bolton
Thomas Edward Bolton
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 6, 1962 in Nashville, TN
High School: Antioch (Antioch, TN)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1987
Final Game: July 30, 1994
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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
1987 25 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 4.38 29 0 5 0 0 0 61.2 83 33 30 5 27 2 49 2 0 3 287 104 1.784 12.1 0.7 3.9 7.2 1.81
1988 26 BOS AL 1 3 .250 4.75 28 0 8 0 0 1 30.1 35 17 16 1 14 1 21 0 1 2 140 87 1.615 10.4 0.3 4.2 6.2 1.50
1989 27 BOS AL 0 4 .000 8.31 4 4 0 0 0 0 17.1 21 18 16 1 10 1 9 0 0 1 83 50 1.788 10.9 0.5 5.2 4.7 0.90
1990 28 BOS AL 10 5 .667 3.38 21 16 2 3 0 0 119.2 111 46 45 6 47 3 65 3 1 1 501 122 1.320 8.3 0.5 3.5 4.9 1.38
1991 29 BOS AL 8 9 .471 5.24 25 19 4 0 0 0 110.0 136 72 64 16 51 2 64 1 0 3 499 82 1.700 11.1 1.3 4.2 5.2 1.25
1992 30 TOT MLB 4 5 .444 4.54 37 9 9 0 0 0 75.1 86 39 38 9 37 3 50 4 2 5 345 85 1.633 10.3 1.1 4.4 6.0 1.35
1992 30 BOS AL 1 2 .333 3.41 21 1 6 0 0 0 29.0 34 11 11 0 14 1 23 2 1 2 135 124 1.655 10.6 0.0 4.3 7.1 1.64
1992 30 CIN NL 3 3 .500 5.24 16 8 3 0 0 0 46.1 52 28 27 9 23 2 27 2 1 3 210 69 1.619 10.1 1.7 4.5 5.2 1.17
1993 31 DET AL 6 6 .500 4.47 43 8 9 0 0 0 102.2 113 57 51 5 45 10 66 7 1 5 462 96 1.539 9.9 0.4 3.9 5.8 1.47
1994 32 BAL AL 1 2 .333 5.40 22 0 3 0 0 0 23.1 29 15 14 3 13 1 12 0 0 1 109 93 1.800 11.2 1.2 5.0 4.6 0.92
8 Seasons 31 34 .477 4.56 209 56 40 3 0 1 540.1 614 297 274 46 244 23 336 17 5 21 2426 93 1.588 10.2 0.8 4.1 5.6 1.38
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .477 4.56 54 14 10 1 0 0 139 158 76 70 12 63 6 86 4 1 5 623 93 1.588 10.2 0.8 4.1 5.6 1.38
BOS (6 yrs) 21 23 .477 4.45 128 40 25 3 0 1 368.0 420 197 182 29 163 10 231 8 3 12 1645 96 1.584 10.3 0.7 4.0 5.6 1.42
CIN (1 yr) 3 3 .500 5.24 16 8 3 0 0 0 46.1 52 28 27 9 23 2 27 2 1 3 210 69 1.619 10.1 1.7 4.5 5.2 1.17
BAL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.40 22 0 3 0 0 0 23.1 29 15 14 3 13 1 12 0 0 1 109 93 1.800 11.2 1.2 5.0 4.6 0.92
DET (1 yr) 6 6 .500 4.47 43 8 9 0 0 0 102.2 113 57 51 5 45 10 66 7 1 5 462 96 1.539 9.9 0.4 3.9 5.8 1.47
AL (8 yrs) 28 31 .475 4.50 193 48 37 3 0 1 494.0 562 269 247 37 221 21 309 15 4 18 2216 96 1.585 10.2 0.7 4.0 5.6 1.40
NL (1 yr) 3 3 .500 5.24 16 8 3 0 0 0 46.1 52 28 27 9 23 2 27 2 1 3 210 69 1.619 10.1 1.7 4.5 5.2 1.17

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1990 28 BOS AL ALCS L OAK 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 12 1.333 6.0 0.0 6.0 9.0 1.50
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 12 1.333 6.0 0.0 6.0 9.0 1.50

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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
1992 30 CIN NL 16 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
9 Seasons 16 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 152 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 10 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 BOS AL 25 P 29 0 61.2 12 3 9 0 1 1.000 1.75 0.41 .950 1.84 0.67
1988 BOS AL 26 P 28 0 30.1 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 3.26 0.39 .964 1.78 0.67
1989 BOS AL 27 P 4 4 17.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.56 0.75 .967 1.87 0.65
1990 BOS AL 28 P 21 16 119.2 26 4 21 1 1 .962 1.88 1.19 .954 1.78 0.59
1991 BOS AL 29 P 25 19 110.0 18 1 15 2 3 .889 1.31 0.64 .961 1.80 0.58
1992 TOT MLB 30 P 37 9 75.1 18 3 14 1 1 .944 2.03 0.46 .956 1.85 0.58
1992 BOS AL 30 P 21 1 29.0 7 0 6 1 1 .857 1.86 0.29 .957 1.71 0.56
1992 CIN NL 30 P 16 8 46.1 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.14 0.69 .955 1.94 0.60
1993 DET AL 31 P 43 8 102.2 23 6 15 2 2 .913 1.84 0.49 .957 1.79 0.56
1994 BAL AL 32 P 22 0 23.1 6 3 3 0 1 1.000 2.31 0.27 .950 1.74 0.52
8 Seasons P 209 56 540.1 117 22 89 6 9 .949 1.85 0.53 .956 1.80 0.60
8 Seasons TOT 209 56 540.1 117 22 89 6 9 .949 1.85 0.53 .905 1.80 0.60

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Transactions

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1980.

July 9, 1992: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Billy Hatcher.

November 30, 1992: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

December 10, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

March 15, 1994: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

March 29, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 11, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Boston Red Sox$62,500
1990Boston Red Sox$135,000
1991Boston Red Sox$290,000
1992Boston Red Sox$525,000
1993Detroit Tigers$475,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,487,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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