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Tom Phoebus

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 185lb (173cm, 83kg)

Born: April 7, 1942 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: September 5, 2019 in Palm City, FL

High School: Mount St. Joseph's HS (Baltimore, MD)

Debut: September 15, 1966 (Age 24-161d, 12,538th in major league history)
vs. CAL 9.0 IP, 4 H, 8 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: October 2, 1972 (Age 30-178d)
vs. PHI 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Thomas Harold Phoebus

Pronunciation: \FEE-bus\

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1970 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

3.33

201

149

1030.0

725

WHIP

1.337

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
1960	18	BAL-min	D-	6	5	.545	4.05	18	14		3	1		91.0	87	57	41	5	74		91	5	1	10				1.769	8.6	0.5	7.3	9.0	1.23	BLD APPY
1961	19	BAL-min	D	1	12	.077	5.53	34	14		1	0		81.1	76	80	50	1	98	1	95	3	0	15				2.139	8.4	0.1	10.8	10.5	0.97	LEE FLOR
1962	20	BAL-min	C	13	10	.565	4.47	30	26		9	1		167.0	124	101	83	7	152	2	195	4	0	31				1.653	6.7	0.4	8.2	10.5	1.28	ABD NORL
1963	21	BAL-min	AA	12	7	.632	3.03	29	24		10	3		175.0	131	69	59	8	124	3	212	3	0	19				1.457	6.7	0.4	6.4	10.9	1.71	ELM EL
1964	22	BAL-min	AAA	11	9	.550	3.39	30	27		7	3		170.0	133	76	64	17	120	5	149	2	0	18				1.488	7.0	0.9	6.4	7.9	1.24	ROC IL
1965	23	BAL-min	AAA,WRk	11	10	.524	3.76	29	27		4	0		153.0	131	74	64	9	104	0	152	3	1	12				1.536	7.7	0.5	6.1	8.9	1.46	ROC,ORI IL,FLIL
1966	24	BAL-min	AAA	13	9	.591	3.02	29	29		14	5		200.0	155	70	67	16	95	3	208	1	0	8				1.250	7.0	0.7	4.3	9.4	2.19	ROC IL
1966	24	BAL	AL	2	1	.667	1.23	3	3	0	2	2	0	22.0	16	3	3	0	6	0	17	0	1	2	82	280	1.83	1.000	6.5	0.0	2.5	7.0	2.83
1967	25	BAL	AL	14	9	.609	3.33	33	33	0	7	4	0	208.0	177	84	77	16	114	1	179	0	0	12	902	95	3.46	1.399	7.7	0.7	4.9	7.7	1.57
1968	26	BAL	AL	15	15	.500	2.62	36	36	0	9	3	0	240.2	186	81	70	10	105	5	193	4	3	10	994	112	2.68	1.209	7.0	0.4	3.9	7.2	1.84
1969	27	BAL	AL	14	7	.667	3.52	35	33	0	6	2	0	202.0	180	89	79	23	87	5	117	4	0	2	849	101	4.18	1.322	8.0	1.0	3.9	5.2	1.34
1970	28	BAL	AL	5	5	.500	3.07	27	21	2	3	0	0	135.0	106	58	46	11	62	2	72	6	0	7	567	119	4.14	1.244	7.1	0.7	4.1	4.8	1.16
1971	29	SDP	NL	3	11	.214	4.46	29	21	2	2	0	0	133.1	144	67	66	14	64	6	80	3	1	9	593	74	4.12	1.560	9.7	0.9	4.3	5.4	1.25
1972	30	TOT	NL	3	4	.429	4.04	38	2	10	0	0	6	89.0	79	45	40	11	51	4	67	2	1	6	388	93	4.29	1.461	8.0	1.1	5.2	6.8	1.31
1972	30	SDP	NL	0	1	.000	7.94	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	3	5	5	2	6	0	8	0	1	0	26	45	7.34	1.588	4.8	3.2	9.5	12.7	1.33
1972	30	CHC	NL	3	3	.500	3.78	37	1	10	0	0	6	83.1	76	40	35	9	45	4	59	2	0	6	362	100	4.08	1.452	8.2	1.0	4.9	6.4	1.31
1973	31	ATL-min	AAA	7	11	.389	3.38	25	19		6	2	2	125.0	125	63	47	6	54	0	85	2	0	8				1.432	9.0	0.4	3.9	6.1	1.57	RMD IL
7 Yrs				56	52	.519	3.33	201	149	14	29	11	6	1030.0	888	427	381	85	489	23	725	19	6	48	4375	100	3.63	1.337	7.8	0.7	4.3	6.3	1.48
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.519	3.33	39	29	3	6	2	1	200	173	83	74	17	95	4	141	4	1	9	850	100	3.63	1.337	7.8	0.7	4.3	6.3	1.48

BAL (5 yrs)				50	37	.575	3.06	134	126	2	27	11	0	807.2	665	315	275	60	374	13	578	14	4	33	3394	107	3.48	1.286	7.4	0.7	4.2	6.4	1.55
SDP (2 yrs)				3	12	.200	4.60	30	22	2	2	0	0	139.0	147	72	71	16	70	6	88	3	2	9	619	72	4.25	1.561	9.5	1.0	4.5	5.7	1.26
CHC (1 yr)				3	3	.500	3.78	37	1	10	0	0	6	83.1	76	40	35	9	45	4	59	2	0	6	362	100	4.08	1.452	8.2	1.0	4.9	6.4	1.31

AL (5 yrs)				50	37	.575	3.06	134	126	2	27	11	0	807.2	665	315	275	60	374	13	578	14	4	33	3394	107	3.48	1.286	7.4	0.7	4.2	6.4	1.55
NL (2 yrs)				6	15	.286	4.29	67	23	12	2	0	6	222.1	223	112	106	25	115	10	147	5	2	15	981	81	4.19	1.520	9.0	1.0	4.7	6.0	1.28