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Tom Hurd

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 155lb (175cm, 70kg)

Born: May 27, 1924 in Danville, VA us

Died: September 5, 1982 in Waterloo, IA

Buried: Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery, Waterloo, IA

High School: Withrow HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: July 30, 1954 (Age 30-064d, 11,175th in major league history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1956 (Age 32-125d)
vs. NYY 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Thomas Carr Hurd

Nicknames: Whitey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

ERA

3.96

186.1

WHIP

1.470

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
1949	25	CHW-min	B	18	11	.621	2.10	36			23	1		236.0	160	81	55		113		177	6	1	14				1.157	6.1		4.3	6.8	1.57	WLO IIIL
1951	27	CHW-min	AA	10	13	.435	3.98	30	28					208.0	222	117	92		69									1.399	9.6		3.0			MEM SOUA
1952	28	CHW-min	AA	12	12	.500	3.80	32	26					199.0	203	97	84		86									1.452	9.2		3.9			MEM SOUA
1953	29	CHW-min	AA	17	11	.607	3.20	41	23		11	3		214.0	196	100	76	13	74		112	3	0	7				1.262	8.2	0.5	3.1	4.7	1.51	MEM SOUA
1954	30	CHW-min	AAA	7	8	.467	3.14	34	14		5	2		126.0	116	52	44	9	36		75	2	0	2				1.206	8.3	0.6	2.6	5.4	2.08	CHL AA
1954	30	BOS	AL	2	0	1.000	3.03	16	0	4	0	0	1	29.2	21	11	10	2	12	2	14	0	0	0	119	138	3.54	1.112	6.4	0.6	3.6	4.2	1.17
1955	31	BOS	AL	8	6	.571	3.01	43	0	26	0	0	5	80.2	72	32	27	7	38	10	48	1	0	3	344	144	3.76	1.364	8.0	0.8	4.2	5.4	1.26
1956	32	BOS	AL	3	4	.429	5.33	40	0	18	0	0	5	76.0	84	52	45	5	47	2	34	3	0	5	352	87	4.30	1.724	9.9	0.6	5.6	4.0	0.72
1957	33	BOS-min	Opn	8	6	.571	3.36	29	24		9	2		174.0	161	76	65	19	62		82	2	1	9				1.282	8.3	1.0	3.2	4.2	1.32	SFR PCL
1958	34	BOS-min	AAA	10	8	.556	1.65	52	1		0	0		109.0	82	28	20	6	45	13	73	1	0	1				1.165	6.8	0.5	3.7	6.0	1.62	MNE AA
1959	35	BOS-STL-min	AAA	4	6	.400	3.76	51	0		0	0		91.0	86	43	38	10	40	9	59	2	0	3				1.385	8.5	1.0	4.0	5.8	1.48	MNE,ROC AA,IL
1960	36	STL-min	AAA	2	2	.500	5.25	42	0		0	0		60.0	71	38	35	6	29	7	32	1	0	2				1.667	10.7	0.9	4.4	4.8	1.10	ROC IL
3 Yrs				13	10	.565	3.96	99	0	48	0	0	11	186.1	177	95	82	14	97	14	96	4	0	8	815	112	3.95	1.470	8.5	0.7	4.7	4.6	0.99
162 Game Avg.				9	7	.565	3.96	68	0	33	0	0	8	128	122	65	56	10	67	10	66	3	0	5	560	112	3.95	1.470	8.5	0.7	4.7	4.6	0.99