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Tom Cheney
Thomas Edgar Cheney
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 14, 1934 in Morgan, GA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1957
Final Game: May 9, 1966
Died: November 1, 2001 in Rome, GA
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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
1957 22 STL NL 0 1 .000 5.00 4 3 0 0 0 0 9.0 6 6 5 0 15 0 10 0 0 0 44 79 2.333 6.0 0.0 15.0 10.0 0.67
1959 24 STL NL 0 1 .000 6.94 11 2 5 0 0 0 11.2 17 9 9 2 11 2 8 2 0 1 63 61 2.400 13.1 1.5 8.5 6.2 0.73
1960 25 PIT NL 2 2 .500 3.98 11 8 0 1 1 0 52.0 44 25 23 5 33 0 35 0 0 1 221 95 1.481 7.6 0.9 5.7 6.1 1.06
1961 26 TOT MLB 1 3 .250 10.01 11 7 2 0 0 0 29.2 33 35 33 9 30 0 20 0 0 4 149 39 2.124 10.0 2.7 9.1 6.1 0.67
1961 26 PIT NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 5 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0.00
1961 26 WSA AL 1 3 .250 8.80 10 7 2 0 0 0 29.2 32 30 29 8 26 0 20 0 0 3 143 44 1.955 9.7 2.4 7.9 6.1 0.77
1962 27 WSA AL 7 9 .438 3.17 37 23 7 4 3 1 173.1 134 68 61 12 97 0 147 2 0 6 738 128 1.333 7.0 0.6 5.0 7.6 1.52
1963 28 WSA AL 8 9 .471 2.71 23 21 1 7 4 0 136.1 99 51 41 14 40 3 97 1 0 0 542 138 1.020 6.5 0.9 2.6 6.4 2.43
1964 29 WSA AL 1 3 .250 3.70 15 6 4 1 0 1 48.2 45 26 20 10 13 1 25 0 0 2 199 100 1.192 8.3 1.8 2.4 4.6 1.92
1966 31 WSA AL 0 1 .000 5.06 3 1 2 0 0 0 5.1 4 4 3 1 6 0 3 1 0 1 25 69 1.875 6.8 1.7 10.1 5.1 0.50
8 Seasons 19 29 .396 3.77 115 71 21 13 8 2 466.0 382 224 195 53 245 6 345 6 0 15 1981 103 1.345 7.4 1.0 4.7 6.7 1.41
162 Game Avg. 7 11 .396 3.77 42 26 8 5 3 1 170 140 82 71 19 90 2 126 2 0 5 724 103 1.345 7.4 1.0 4.7 6.7 1.41
WSA (5 yrs) 17 25 .405 3.52 88 58 16 12 7 2 393.1 314 179 154 45 182 4 292 4 0 12 1647 110 1.261 7.2 1.0 4.2 6.7 1.60
PIT (2 yrs) 2 2 .500 4.67 12 8 0 1 1 0 52.0 45 30 27 6 37 0 35 0 0 2 227 81 1.577 7.8 1.0 6.4 6.1 0.95
STL (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 6.10 15 5 5 0 0 0 20.2 23 15 14 2 26 2 18 2 0 1 107 67 2.371 10.0 0.9 11.3 7.8 0.69
AL (5 yrs) 17 25 .405 3.52 88 58 16 12 7 2 393.1 314 179 154 45 182 4 292 4 0 12 1647 110 1.261 7.2 1.0 4.2 6.7 1.60
NL (4 yrs) 2 4 .333 5.08 27 13 5 1 1 0 72.2 68 45 41 8 63 2 53 2 0 3 334 76 1.803 8.4 1.0 7.8 6.6 0.84

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
1960 25 PIT NL WS W NYY 0 0 4.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 17 1.250 9.0 0.0 2.3 13.5 6.00
1 WS 0 0 4.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 17 1.250 9.0 0.0 2.3 13.5 6.00

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
1957 22 STL NL 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1959 24 STL NL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 25 PIT NL 11 19 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .176 .222 .235 .458 25 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1961 26 TOT MLB 14 9 8 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .625 1.125 206 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1961 26 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1961 26 WSA AL 13 9 8 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .625 1.125 206 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1962 27 WSA AL 37 57 48 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 .063 .118 .063 .180 -50 3 1 0 6 0 0 1
1963 28 WSA AL 26 48 46 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .109 .109 .109 .217 -39 5 2 0 2 0 0 1
1964 29 WSA AL 15 16 12 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .250 .500 40 3 0 0 4 0 0 1
1966 31 WSA AL 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Seasons 121 153 133 8 18 2 0 0 9 0 0 5 32 .135 .167 .150 .317 -12 20 3 0 15 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 205 178 11 24 3 0 0 12 0 0 7 43 .135 .167 .150 .317 -12 27 4 0 20 0 0
WSA (5 yrs) 94 131 114 6 15 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 28 .132 .161 .140 .301 -16 16 3 0 13 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 12 19 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .176 .222 .235 .458 25 4 0 0 1 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 15 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 94 131 114 6 15 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 28 .132 .161 .140 .301 -16 16 3 0 13 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 27 22 19 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .158 .200 .211 .411 12 4 0 0 2 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
1960 25 PIT NL WS NYY W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1957 STL NL 22 P 4 3 9.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 3.00 0.75 .967 2.10 0.82
1959 STL NL 24 P 11 2 11.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.54 0.18 .950 2.01 0.82
1960 PIT NL 25 P 11 8 52.0 7 2 3 2 0 .714 0.87 0.45 .971 2.09 0.87
1961 TOT MLB 26 P 11 7 29.2 5 1 3 1 0 .800 1.21 0.36 .960 2.06 0.84
1961 PIT NL 26 P 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.90
1961 WSA AL 26 P 10 7 29.2 5 1 3 1 0 .800 1.21 0.40 .960 2.06 0.83
1962 WSA AL 27 P 37 23 173.1 36 9 26 1 1 .972 1.82 0.95 .958 2.08 0.79
1963 WSA AL 28 P 23 21 136.1 22 9 10 3 1 .864 1.25 0.83 .959 1.99 0.79
1964 WSA AL 29 P 15 6 48.2 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.48 0.53 .950 1.90 0.72
1966 WSA AL 31 P 3 1 5.1 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.38 0.67 .950 2.02 0.73
8 Seasons P 115 71 466.0 85 23 55 7 4 .918 1.51 0.68 .959 2.03 0.80
8 Seasons TOT 115 71 466.0 85 23 55 7 4 .918 1.51 0.68 .876 2.03 0.80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1962 AL  3.167 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1962 AL  6.958 (2nd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1962 AL  7.633 (2nd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1962 AL  3 (6th)
1963 AL  4 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1962 AL  97 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1962 AL  .623 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1962 AL  128 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 8 (1567), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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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.

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