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Tommy Byrne

Thomas Joseph Byrne

All-Star Player

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: December 31, 1919 in Baltimore, MD
High School: City College (Baltimore, MD)
School: Wake Forest University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1943
Final Game: September 21, 1957
Died: December 20, 2007 in Wake Forest, NC
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Standard Pitching

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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
1943 23 NYY AL 2 1 .667 6.54 11 2 8 0 0 0 31.2 28 26 23 1 35 22 3 0 3 157 49 1.989 8.0 0.3 9.9 6.3 0.63
1946 26 NYY AL 0 1 .000 5.79 4 1 3 0 0 0 9.1 7 8 6 1 8 5 1 0 0 45 60 1.607 6.8 1.0 7.7 4.8 0.63
1947 27 NYY AL 0 0 4.15 4 1 2 0 0 0 4.1 5 2 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 23 86 2.538 10.4 0.0 12.5 4.2 0.33
1948 28 NYY AL 8 5 .615 3.30 31 11 11 5 1 2 133.2 79 55 49 8 101 93 9 0 3 579 123 1.347 5.3 0.5 6.8 6.3 0.92
1949 29 NYY AL 15 7 .682 3.72 32 30 2 12 3 0 196.0 125 84 81 11 179 129 13 1 4 880 109 1.551 5.7 0.5 8.2 5.9 0.72
1950 30 NYY AL 15 9 .625 4.74 31 31 0 10 2 0 203.1 188 115 107 23 160 118 17 2 3 951 91 1.711 8.3 1.0 7.1 5.2 0.74 AS
1951 31 TOT AL 6 11 .353 4.26 28 20 3 7 2 0 143.2 120 73 68 5 150 71 15 0 4 692 101 1.879 7.5 0.3 9.4 4.4 0.47
1951 31 NYY AL 2 1 .667 6.86 9 3 1 0 0 0 21.0 16 17 16 0 36 14 3 0 2 115 56 2.476 6.9 0.0 15.4 6.0 0.39
1951 31 SLB AL 4 10 .286 3.82 19 17 2 7 2 0 122.2 104 56 52 5 114 57 12 0 2 577 115 1.777 7.6 0.4 8.4 4.2 0.50
1952 32 SLB AL 7 14 .333 4.68 29 24 5 14 0 0 196.0 182 117 102 16 112 91 10 1 5 876 83 1.500 8.4 0.7 5.1 4.2 0.81
1953 33 TOT AL 2 5 .286 6.16 12 11 0 2 0 0 49.2 53 35 34 3 48 26 1 0 0 244 64 2.034 9.6 0.5 8.7 4.7 0.54
1953 33 CHW AL 2 0 1.000 10.12 6 6 0 0 0 0 16.0 18 18 18 0 26 4 0 0 0 89 40 2.750 10.1 0.0 14.6 2.3 0.15
1953 33 WSH AL 0 5 .000 4.28 6 5 0 2 0 0 33.2 35 17 16 3 22 22 1 0 0 155 92 1.693 9.4 0.8 5.9 5.9 1.00
1954 34 NYY AL 3 2 .600 2.70 5 5 0 4 1 0 40.0 36 13 12 1 19 24 0 0 0 169 127 1.375 8.1 0.2 4.3 5.4 1.26
1955 35 NYY AL 16 5 .762 3.15 27 22 4 9 3 2 160.0 137 69 56 12 87 3 76 7 0 3 689 119 1.400 7.7 0.7 4.9 4.3 0.87 MVP-14
1956 36 NYY AL 7 3 .700 3.36 37 8 18 1 0 6 109.2 108 50 41 9 72 5 52 2 0 0 493 115 1.641 8.9 0.7 5.9 4.3 0.72
1957 37 NYY AL 4 6 .400 4.36 30 4 16 1 0 2 84.2 70 41 41 8 60 2 57 7 0 3 383 83 1.535 7.4 0.9 6.4 6.1 0.95
13 Seasons 85 69 .552 4.11 281 170 72 65 12 12 1362.0 1138 688 622 98 1037 10 766 85 4 28 6181 97 1.597 7.5 0.6 6.9 5.1 0.74
162 Game Avg. 13 10 .552 4.11 42 26 11 10 2 2 205 172 104 94 15 156 115 13 1 4 932 97 1.597 7.5 0.6 6.9 5.1 0.74
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
NYY (11 yrs) 72 40 .643 3.93 221 118 65 42 10 12 993.2 799 480 434 74 763 10 592 62 3 21 4484 100 1.572 7.2 0.7 6.9 5.4 0.78
SLB (2 yrs) 11 24 .314 4.35 48 41 7 21 2 0 318.2 286 173 154 21 226 148 22 1 7 1453 94 1.607 8.1 0.6 6.4 4.2 0.65
WSH (1 yr) 0 5 .000 4.28 6 5 0 2 0 0 33.2 35 17 16 3 22 22 1 0 0 155 92 1.693 9.4 0.8 5.9 5.9 1.00
CHW (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 10.12 6 6 0 0 0 0 16.0 18 18 18 0 26 4 0 0 0 89 40 2.750 10.1 0.0 14.6 2.3 0.15

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
1949 29 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 14 1.200 5.4 2.7 5.4 2.7 0.50
1955 35 NYY AL WS L BRO 1 1 .500 1.88 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.1 8 4 3 0 8 1 8 0 0 0 56 1.116 5.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 1.00
1956 36 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3.000 27.0 27.0 0.0 27.0
1957 37 NYY AL WS L MLN 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 13 0.900 2.7 2.7 5.4 2.7 0.50
4 Seasons (4 Series) 1 1 .500 2.53 6 3 1 1 0 0 21.1 12 8 6 3 12 1 11 2 0 0 85 1.125 5.1 1.3 5.1 4.6 0.92
4 WS 1 1 .500 2.53 6 3 1 1 0 0 21.1 12 8 6 3 12 1 11 2 0 0 85 1.125 5.1 1.3 5.1 4.6 0.92

Standard Batting

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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
1943 23 NYY AL 13 14 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .091 .231 .091 .322 -5 1 1 0 1 1
1946 26 NYY AL 14 10 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .300 .222 .522 47 2 0 0 0 /1
1947 27 NYY AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 28 NYY AL 31 52 46 8 15 3 1 1 7 0 0 1 7 .326 .354 .500 .854 127 23 0 1 4 1
1949 29 NYY AL 35 86 83 8 16 4 2 0 13 0 0 2 20 .193 .212 .289 .501 32 24 2 0 1 1
1950 30 NYY AL 34 87 81 14 22 3 1 2 16 1 0 4 15 .272 .322 .407 .729 88 33 0 2 0 1 AS
1951 31 TOT AL 43 72 66 9 18 3 0 2 15 0 0 4 10 .273 .314 .409 .723 93 27 3 0 2 1
1951 31 NYY AL 9 9 9 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .556 .778 109 5 0 0 0 /1
1951 31 SLB AL 34 63 57 7 16 3 0 1 12 0 0 4 8 .281 .328 .386 .714 90 22 3 0 2 1
1952 32 SLB AL 40 89 84 9 21 5 1 1 12 0 0 5 18 .250 .292 .369 .661 81 31 1 0 0 1
1953 33 TOT AL 32 40 35 2 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 5 13 .114 .225 .200 .425 15 7 0 0 0 1
1953 33 CHW AL 18 20 18 2 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 6 .167 .250 .333 .583 54 6 0 0 0 /1
1953 33 WSH AL 14 20 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .059 .200 .059 .259 -27 1 0 0 0 /1
1954 34 NYY AL 7 19 19 2 7 4 1 0 6 0 0 0 3 .368 .368 .684 1.053 188 13 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 35 NYY AL 45 89 78 6 16 1 1 1 6 0 0 8 15 .205 .273 .282 .555 51 22 3 0 1 2 0 1 MVP-14
1956 36 NYY AL 44 56 52 8 14 1 1 3 10 0 0 2 11 .269 .296 .500 .796 110 26 1 0 2 0 1 1
1957 37 NYY AL 35 40 37 5 7 2 0 3 8 0 0 3 11 .189 .250 .486 .736 98 18 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 377 655 601 73 143 26 8 14 98 1 0 38 126 .238 .286 .378 .663 77 227 11 3 11 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 281 258 31 61 11 3 6 42 0 0 16 54 .238 .286 .378 .663 77 98 5 1 5
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
NYY (11 yrs) 271 463 425 55 102 18 7 11 69 1 0 24 87 .240 .284 .393 .677 80 167 7 3 9 2 1
SLB (2 yrs) 74 152 141 16 37 8 1 2 24 0 0 9 26 .262 .307 .376 .683 85 53 4 0 2
WSH (1 yr) 14 20 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .059 .200 .059 .259 -27 1 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 18 20 18 2 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 6 .167 .250 .333 .583 54 6 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 29 NYY AL WS BRO W 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1955 35 NYY AL WS BRO L 3 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 1 0 0 0 0
1956 36 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 37 NYY AL WS MLN L 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 8 10 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .300 .600 3 1 0 0 0 0
4 WS 8 10 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .300 .600 3 1 0 0 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
1943 NYY AL 23 P 11 11 2 8 1 0 .909 0.91 .964 1.27
1946 NYY AL 26 P 4 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.75 .933 1.00
1947 NYY AL 27 P 4 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 1.000 0.95
1948 NYY AL 28 P 31 19 2 17 0 2 1.000 0.61 .963 0.91
1949 NYY AL 29 P 32 29 7 19 3 4 .897 0.81 .966 1.01
1950 NYY AL 30 P 31 32 9 23 0 2 1.000 1.03 .947 0.96 AS
1951 TOT AL 31 P 28 27 6 20 1 2 .963 0.93 .956 0.99
1951 NYY AL 31 P 9 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.33 .967 0.99
1951 SLB AL 31 P 19 24 5 18 1 2 .958 1.21 .954 0.99
1952 SLB AL 32 P 29 27 10 15 2 1 .926 0.86 .967 1.03
1953 TOT AL 33 P 12 17 4 11 2 0 .882 1.25 .959 0.88
1953 CHW AL 33 P 6 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 0.88
1953 WSH AL 33 P 6 11 1 8 2 0 .818 1.50 .964 0.88
1954 NYY AL 34 P 5 5 40.0 9 0 8 1 1 .889 1.80 1.60 .967 2.00 0.92
1955 NYY AL 35 P 27 22 160.0 28 4 22 2 3 .929 1.46 0.96 .957 1.99 0.83 MVP-14
1956 NYY AL 36 P 37 8 109.2 27 8 18 1 4 .963 2.13 0.70 .948 1.92 0.82
1957 NYY AL 37 P 30 4 84.2 16 6 9 1 0 .938 1.59 0.50 .962 1.99 0.86
13 Seasons P 281 39 394.1 246 59 173 14 19 .943 5.30 0.83 .958 1.97 0.94
13 Seasons TOT 281 39 394.1 246 59 173 14 19 .943 5.30 0.83 .901 1.97 0.94
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1950

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1955 AL (14, 7%)
0.07 Career Shares (1001st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1955 AL  3.15 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1949 AL  15 (10th)
1950 AL  15 (10th)
1955 AL  16 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1949 AL  .682 (6th)
1950 AL  .625 (9th)
1955 AL  .762 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  5.740 (1st)
1950 AL  8.321 (6th)
1955 AL  7.706 (8th)
Career  7.520 (36th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  5.924 (1st)
1950 AL  5.223 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1956 AL  6 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1948 AL  93 (10th)
1949 AL  129 (5th)
1950 AL  118 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1949 AL  30 (10th)
1950 AL  31 (6th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1952 AL  14 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1949 AL  3 (8th)
1950 AL  2 (7th)
1951 AL  2 (10th)
1955 AL  3 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1950 AL  23 (4th)
1952 AL  16 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1949 AL  179 (1st)
1950 AL  160 (1st)
1951 AL  150 (1st)
1952 AL  112 (2nd)
1955 AL  87 (9th)
Career  1037 (97th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  .505 (9th)
1955 AL  .675 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1952 AL  14 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1950 AL  107 (10th)
1952 AL  102 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1951 AL  4 (10th)
1952 AL  5 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1948 AL  9 (1st)
1949 AL  13 (1st)
1950 AL  17 (1st)
1951 AL  15 (1st)
1952 AL  10 (1st)
1955 AL  7 (7th)
1957 AL  7 (7th)
Career  85 (98th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1955 AL  119 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1957 AL  born 1919-12-31 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 5 (420), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 54 (460), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 23 (539), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1940 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1951: Traded by the New York Yankees with $25,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Stubby Overmire.

October 16, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Joe DeMaestri to the Chicago White Sox for Hank Edwards and Willy Miranda.

June 11, 1953: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Chicago White Sox.

August 2, 1953: Released by the Washington Senators.

August 2, 1953: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

December 9, 1953: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to Seattle (PCL) for Gordon Goldsberry.

September 3, 1954: Purchased by the New York Yankees from Seattle (PCL).

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