Tom Sturdivant

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: April 28, 1930 in Gordon, KS us

Died: February 28, 2009 in Oklahoma City, OK

High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 24-351d, 11,210th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: June 21, 1964 (Age 34-054d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Thomas Virgil Sturdivant

Nicknames: Smoke or Snake

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

ERA

3.74

335

101

1137.0

704

WHIP

1.300

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-35 / in Starts: 1-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 26, Entered with runners on base: 17

1959 Pitching Game Log

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1959 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	109	7	Apr 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	5-8		99	4.0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	2.25	2.54	14	4	5	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.35	-0.003	4.09	-0.01%	1.03	5b --- 0 out d1	8b 3 out d1
2	110	12	Apr 26(1)	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	GS-6		6	6.0	5	3	2	0	2	0	0	2.70	2.14	23	12	7	1	0	2	54			0	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	-0.146	3.14	-0.25%	-0.20	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	111	17	May 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS-7	L(0-1)	5	7.0	6	5	4	2	6	3	0	3.71	4.25	29	8	8	1	0	5	51			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	.80	-0.268	1.86	-0.37%	-1.69	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
4	112	29	May 17(2)	NYY		KCA	L,0-10	GS-2	L(0-2)	14	1.1	5	6	6	1	3	1	0	6.38	4.67	10	2	0	0	0	4	22			0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.363	1.36	-0.31%	-4.72	1t start tie	2t -2- 1 out d5
5	113	30	May 19	NYY		DET	L,3-6	7-GF		1	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.48	4.18	9	3	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.038	.20	0.03%	1.40	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
6	114	31	May 20	NYY		DET	L,6-13	8-8		0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.24	4.11	5	0	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	8t --- 0 out d9	8t 3 out d9
7	115	32	May 22	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-5	5-7		1	3.0	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	4.97	4.40	13	5	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	.17	-0.013	.17	-0.01%	0.42	5b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d5
				Player went from New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics
8	116	39	May 30(1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	BS(1)	7	0.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.97	4.52	3	0	2	1	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.34	-0.283	9.41	-0.37%	-2.35	9b -23 0 out a1	9b end d 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	117	43	Jun 2	KCA		BOS	W,5-3	1-9	W(1-2)	2	7.1	4	0	0	2	4	0	2	3.86	4.20	30	8	10	1	1	4		1	0	1	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.388	3.85	0.59%	3.33	1t 1-- 2 out d3	9t 1-- 0 out a2
10	118	46	Jun 5	KCA		BAL	L,1-6	8-9		2	1.0	2	3	3	2	1	0	2	4.54	4.44	8	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.52	-0.062	1.64	-0.12%	-1.50	8t --- 0 out d2	9t 12- 0 out d3
11	119	49	Jun 9	KCA	@	NYY	L,8-9	7-GF(13)	BL(1-3)	3	6.0	4	2	0	3	3	0	0	3.86	4.23	26	9	9	2	0	2		0	0	1	1	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	1	2.58	-0.048	7.22	-0.08%	-0.17	7b --- 0 out a1	13b end d 1
12	120	52	Jun 12	KCA	@	BOS	W,3-2	8-GF	S(1)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.67	4.08	7	2	1	0	1	0		3	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.71	0.558	10.66	0.76%	1.86	8b 123 0 out a2	9b end a 1
13	121	56	Jun 17	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.01	4.35	4	3	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.14	-0.031	.23	-0.03%	-1.53	8b 12- 0 out d2	8b end d 5
14	122	58	Jun 19(1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-8	5-7		1	3.0	4	3	0	0	2	1	0	3.74	4.43	14	5	5	0	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	1	1	.42	-0.048	.57	-0.04%	-1.75	5b 123 0 out d1	7b 3 out d6
15	123	62	Jun 22	KCA		NYY	L,6-11	5-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.69	4.46	3	0	2	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.27	-0.009	.40	-0.01%	-0.06	5t --3 1 out d4	5t 3 out d5
16	124	65	Jun 25	KCA		NYY	L,4-5	GS-4	L(1-4)	2	3.2	7	4	4	2	4	1	0	4.14	4.54	19	3	4	2	0	6	33			1	1	0	16	2	0	0	0	1	0	.89	-0.219	1.16	-0.17%	-2.45	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out d4
17	125	68	Jun 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-7	7-7		2	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.50	4.66	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.056	.67	-0.03%	-0.99	7t --- 0 out d2	7t 12- 0 out d2
18	126	70	Jun 30	KCA	@	DET	L,0-4	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.41	4.54	3	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	127	73	Jul 3	KCA		CLE	L,4-8	1-7		2	6.2	5	2	2	4	4	1	0	4.21	4.61	28	7	9	0	1	4		1	1	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.039	.62	0.02%	0.51	1t 1-- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d2
20	128	80	Jul 11	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-8	5-6		7	2.0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.22	4.64	9	3	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	.39	-0.042	.18	-0.01%	-0.42	5b -2- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d4
21	129	85	Jul 16	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-3	6-GF	S(2)	4	4.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.96	4.43	14	3	6	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.18	0.584	.31	0.05%	2.27	6b 1-- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
22	130	89	Jul 19(2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS-4		2	4.0	4	3	3	0	2	2	0	4.12	4.64	16	5	5	1	1	4	44			0	0	0	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.132	.14	-0.02%	-1.05	1b start tie	4b 3 out d3
23	131	99	Jul 30	KCA		WSH	W,4-1	7-GF	S(3)	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.97	4.42	8	1	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.248	.99	0.12%	2.57	7t 123 1 out a3	9t end a 3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	132	102	Aug 2	KCA		NYY	L,5-7	7-8		2	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.98	4.38	9	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.035	.62	-0.01%	0.00	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d2
25	133	104	Aug 4(2)	KCA	@	BOS	W,8-6	9-GF	S(4)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.96	4.35	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.23	0.091	1.11	0.01%	0.44	9b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
26	134	108	Aug 8	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.91	4.29	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.006	.01	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
27	135	109	Aug 9(1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-4	14-GF(14)		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.87	4.25	3	2	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.92	-0.065	.29	0.00%	0.55	14b 123 0 out tie	14b end d 1
28	136	111	Aug 10	KCA		CLE	L,4-6	7-7		0	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.84	4.25	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.68	7t -2- 1 out d6	7t 3 out d6
29	137	113	Aug 12	KCA		CLE	L,4-9	7-8		1	2.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3.74	4.24	9	3	3	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	.37	-0.007	.01	0.00%	0.00	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
30	138	114	Aug 13	KCA		CLE	L,5-7	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.69	4.22	3	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
31	139	118	Aug 18	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	9-GF		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.68	4.19	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.32	9t -2- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
32	140	120	Aug 20	KCA		BOS	L,10-11	6-7	BL(1-5)	1	0.2	3	5	5	2	1	0	0	4.22	4.23	7	0	1	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.58	-0.436	.00	0.00%	-2.75	6t -2- 2 out a2	7t 123 1 out tie
33	141	121	Aug 21	KCA		NYY	L,7-9	9-GF		0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.28	4.22	5	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.37	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.50	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
34	142	125	Aug 25	KCA		BAL	W,6-5	8-GF	S(5)	3	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.17	4.16	7	1	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	0.282	.00	0.00%	1.00	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
35	143	127	Aug 28	KCA		DET	L,5-6	9-10	L(1-6)	2	1.1	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	4.21	4.28	7	1	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.09	-0.217	.00	0.00%	-0.68	9t --- 0 out tie	10t -2- 1 out d1
36	144	129	Aug 30	KCA		DET	L,0-4	9-GF		1	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	4.27	4.45	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.50	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
37	145	130	Sep 2	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-6	6-6		2	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.36	4.44	4	0	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.40	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-1.69	6b --- 0 out d2	6b 1-3 1 out d3
38	146	131	Sep 4	KCA	@	DET	L,2-9	7-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.34	4.44	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	7b 12- 2 out d9	7b 3 out d9
39	147	133	Sep 6	KCA	@	DET	L,6-7	6-GF	L(1-7)	1	3.0	5	1	1	1	4	0	0	4.30	4.32	15	4	1	1	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.96	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.45	6b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
40	148	140	Sep 12	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-5	L(1-8)	5	4.2	5	4	4	2	1	0	1	4.47	4.30	22	6	7	0	2	5	37			1	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.194	.00	0.00%	-1.90	1b start a 1	5b 12- 2 out d3
41	149	147	Sep 19	KCA		CLE	L,7-13	3-4		6	1.0	6	5	5	0	3	1	0	4.90	4.36	10	1	0	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-4.89	3t --- 0 out d4	4t 1-- 0 out d9
42	150	150	Sep 23	KCA	@	DET	W,7-6	4-6	W(2-8)	3	2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.78	4.30	8	1	4	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.062	.00	0.00%	1.82	4b 123 2 out d4	6b 3 out d3
43	151	151	Sep 25(1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-8	7-7		1	1.0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	4.73	4.30	6	0	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.10	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-1.53	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d6
							8-35		W-L:2-8,Sv:5,BSv:3	2.3	97.0	90	61	51	43	73	13	6	4.73	4.30	426	0.96		7%	6%	71	40	31	32%	4	4	0	361	13	3	4	5	7	8	1.16	-0.665	1.65	-0.25%	-13.18

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