Tommy Byrne

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 182lb (185cm, 82kg)

Born: December 31, 1919 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: December 20, 2007 in Wake Forest, NC

Buried: Wake Forest Cemetery, Wake Forest, NC

High School: Baltimore City College HS (Baltimore, MD)

School: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)

Debut: April 27, 1943 (Age 23-117d, 7,447th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1957 (Age 37-264d)
vs. BOS 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 7 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Thomas Joseph Byrne

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.0

W

L

ERA

4.11

G

281

GS

170

SV

IP

1362.0

SO

766

WHIP

1.597

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1940	20	NYY-min	AA	2	5	.286	4.70	16	8					69.0	69	44	36		39									1.565	9.0		5.1			NWK IL
1941	21	NYY-min	AA	10	7	.588	3.98	26			7	3		129.0	127	71	57		68		75	5	1	12				1.512	8.9		4.7	5.2	1.10	NWK IL
1942	22	NYY-min	AA	17	4	.810	3.10	28	28		15	2		209.0	160	94	72		145		147	9	0	6				1.459	6.9		6.2	6.3	1.01	NWK IL
1943	23	NYY	AL	2	1	.667	6.54	11	2	8	0	0	0	31.2	28	26	23	1	35	0	22	3	0	3	157	50	5.03	1.989	8.0	0.3	9.9	6.3	0.63
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1946	26	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	5.79	4	1	3	0	0	0	9.1	7	8	6	1	8	0	5	1	0	0	45	62	5.60	1.607	6.8	1.0	7.7	4.8	0.63
1947	27	NYY-min	AAA	12	6	.667	3.26	19	18	0	13	0		149.0	109	66	54		106		138	5	0	3				1.443	6.6		6.4	8.3	1.30	KCY AA
1947	27	NYY	AL	0	0		4.15	4	1	2	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	2	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	23	93	5.73	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	0	93	9	0	3	579	124	4.51	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*	0	129	13	1	4	880	109	4.86	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*	0	118	17	2	3	951	91	5.51	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*	0	71	15	0	4	692	102	5.39	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	0	14	3	0	2	115	57	6.72	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	0	57	12	0	2	577	116	5.16	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	0	91	10	1	5	876	83	4.39	1.500	8.4	0.7	5.1	4.2	0.81
1953	33	CHW-min	AAA	1	6	.143	5.31	12	8		3	0		61.0	68	40	36	5	27		36	1	1	1				1.557	10.0	0.7	4.0	5.3	1.33	CHL AA
1953	33	TOT	AL	2	5	.286	6.16	12	11	0	2	0	0	49.2	53	35	34	3	48	0	26	1	0	0	244	65	5.29	2.034	9.6	0.5	8.7	4.7	0.54
1953	33	CHW	AL	2	0	1.000	10.13	6	6	0	0	0	0	16.0	18	18	18	0	26	0	4	0	0	0	89	40	6.97	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	0	22	1	0	0	155	92	4.49	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	0	24	0	0	0	169	130	2.95	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	120	4.15	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	4.51	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	4.71	1.535	7.4	0.9	6.4	6.1	0.95
13 Yrs				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	4.76	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	2	115	13	1	4	932	97	4.76	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	4.76	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	0	148	22	1	7	1453	94	4.69	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	0	22	1	0	0	155	92	4.49	1.693	9.4	0.8	5.9	5.9	1.00
CHW (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	10.13	6	6	0	0	0	0	16.0	18	18	18	0	26	0	4	0	0	0	89	40	6.97	2.750	10.1	0.0	14.6	2.3	0.15

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