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Tom Poholsky
Thomas George Poholsky
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 26, 1929 in Detroit, MI
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1950
Final Game: September 11, 1957
Died: January 6, 2001 in Kirkwood, MO
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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
1950 20 STL NL 0 0 3.68 5 1 2 0 0 0 14.2 16 6 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 60 117 1.295 9.8 1.2 1.8 1.2 0.67
1951 21 STL NL 7 13 .350 4.43 38 26 5 10 1 1 195.0 204 106 96 15 68 70 0 0 2 830 89 1.395 9.4 0.7 3.1 3.2 1.03
1954 24 STL NL 5 7 .417 3.06 25 13 9 4 0 0 106.0 101 43 36 11 20 55 4 1 0 434 135 1.142 8.6 0.9 1.7 4.7 2.75
1955 25 STL NL 9 11 .450 3.81 30 24 5 8 2 0 151.0 143 71 64 26 35 4 66 2 0 4 626 107 1.179 8.5 1.5 2.1 3.9 1.89
1956 26 STL NL 9 14 .391 3.59 33 29 1 7 2 0 203.0 210 100 81 27 44 7 95 5 0 6 847 105 1.251 9.3 1.2 2.0 4.2 2.16
1957 27 CHC NL 1 7 .125 4.93 28 11 8 1 0 0 84.0 117 55 46 9 22 4 28 2 0 3 387 79 1.655 12.5 1.0 2.4 3.0 1.27
6 Seasons 31 52 .373 3.93 159 104 30 30 5 1 753.2 791 381 329 90 192 15 316 13 1 16 3184 101 1.304 9.4 1.1 2.3 3.8 1.65
162 Game Avg. 8 13 .373 3.93 41 27 8 8 1 0 195 205 99 85 23 50 82 3 0 4 823 101 1.304 9.4 1.1 2.3 3.8 1.65
STL (5 yrs) 30 45 .400 3.80 131 93 22 29 5 1 669.2 674 326 283 81 170 11 288 11 1 13 2797 104 1.260 9.1 1.1 2.3 3.9 1.69
CHC (1 yr) 1 7 .125 4.93 28 11 8 1 0 0 84.0 117 55 46 9 22 4 28 2 0 3 387 79 1.655 12.5 1.0 2.4 3.0 1.27

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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
1950 20 STL NL 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1951 21 STL NL 38 74 67 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .209 .221 .224 .444 19 15 2 0 6 1
1954 24 STL NL 25 34 27 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .148 .143 .185 .328 -15 5 0 0 6 1 1
1955 25 STL NL 30 50 44 6 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .182 .200 .250 .450 19 11 1 0 5 0 0 1/7
1956 26 STL NL 33 73 69 7 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .159 .171 .188 .360 -3 13 2 0 3 0 0 1
1957 27 CHC NL 28 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .105 .190 .105 .296 -17 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
6 Seasons 159 255 228 20 39 7 0 0 14 1 0 5 41 .171 .188 .202 .390 4 46 5 0 21 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 260 232 20 40 7 0 0 14 1 5 42 .171 .188 .202 .390 4 47 5 0 21
STL (5 yrs) 131 233 209 19 37 7 0 0 13 1 0 3 38 .177 .188 .211 .398 6 44 5 0 20 1 0
CHC (1 yr) 28 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .105 .190 .105 .296 -17 2 0 0 1 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
1950 STL NL 20 P 5 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.40 .950 0.96
1951 STL NL 21 P 38 56 10 43 3 2 .946 1.39 .962 0.96
1954 STL NL 24 P 25 13 106.0 26 8 18 0 2 1.000 2.21 1.04 .958 2.07 0.87
1955 STL NL 25 P 30 24 151.0 34 14 20 0 0 1.000 2.03 1.13 .947 2.04 0.83
1955 STL NL 25 LF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80
1955 STL NL 25 OF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
1956 STL NL 26 P 33 29 203.0 47 12 35 0 3 1.000 2.08 1.42 .964 2.05 0.83
1957 CHC NL 27 P 28 11 84.0 25 8 16 1 1 .960 2.57 0.86 .964 2.06 0.82
6 Seasons P 159 77 544.0 190 52 134 4 8 .979 3.08 1.17 .959 2.05 0.87
1 Season LF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80
1 Season OF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
6 Seasons TOT 160 77 544.0 190 52 134 4 8 .979 3.08 1.16 .938 2.05 0.88

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1956 NL--1.251--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1956 NL--1.951--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1955 NL--2--7th
1956 NL--2--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1955 NL--26--8th
1956 NL--27--5th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1956 NL--2.159--6th

Losses s c a p y
1951 NL--13--10th
1956 NL--14--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1951 NL--96--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1956 NL--6--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1956 NL--5--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (2076), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1211), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 17, 1946: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.

December 11, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Wally Lammers (minors), Jackie Collum and Ray Katt to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Davis, Sam Jones, Hobie Landrith and Eddie Miksis.

December 10, 1957: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Freddy Rodriguez.

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