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| G | GS | Rec | SV | ERA | IP | HA | HR | BB | K | WHIP | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.36 | | | | | | Overall | Potential | | Stuff |  |  | | Movement |  |  | | Control |  |  |
| | Pitching Ratings (OSA) | | | Overall | Vs Left | Vs Right | Potential | | Stuff | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | Movement | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | Control | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | | Pitch Ratings | | Pitch | Current | Potential | | Fastball | 10 | 10 | | Curveball | 10 | 10 | | Changeup | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Other Pitching Ratings | | Velocity | 95-97 Mph | | Stamina | 3 | | Suggested Role | Borderline SP | | Groundball Percentage | 76 % | | Hold Runners | 7 | | Defense | 5 |
| | Run/Bunt Ratings | | Running Speed: | 3 | | Stealing Ability: | 1 | | Baserunning Inst.: | 4 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 10 | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | |
| | | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Vs. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | 09/24/1956 | NYY | Loss, 3-5 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 09/11/1956 | @ DET | Loss, 1-5 | | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | 08/23/1956 | TOL | Win, 5-4 | X | 8.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Win | | 08/19/1956 | @ KC | Win, 7-3 | X | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | 08/14/1956 | @ STP | Loss, 2-3 | X | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | 08/10/1956 | MON | Win, 3-2 | X | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | 08/05/1956 | @ IND | Loss, 1-2 | X | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | Loss | | 07/31/1956 | @ TOL | Win, 2-0 | X | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Win | | 07/27/1956 | STP | Loss, 3-11 | X | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Loss | | 07/23/1956 | KC | Loss, 1-4 | X | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Loss | | | Personality Ratings | | Leader Ability: | Very Low | | Loyalty: | Normal | | Desire f. Win: | Very High | | Greed: | Very Low | | Intelligence: | Low | | Work Ethic: | Normal | |
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| | Tom Sturdivant | | Birthday: | 04/28/1930 | | Born in: | Gordon (Georgia) | | Nationality: | American | | Height: | 6' 0" | | Weight: | 191 lbs | | Local Popularity: | Extremely Popular | | National Pop.: | Very Popular |
| Status | | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Salary: | $150,000 | | Signed Through: | 1956 Season | | Major Service: | 4 Years, 17 Days | | Service This Yr: | 22 Days | | 40-Man Service: | 6 Years, 153 Days | | Pro Service: | 8 Years | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Option Years: | Out of option years | | Contract Extension: | - | | Drafted: | 1948, 11th Pick in Round 3 | |
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| Major League Baseball 1956 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | FIP | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 12.27 | 4.91 | 7.36 | 7.36 | 4.02 | 1.36 | 1.9 | .200 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | | | | | vs. RHB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 | | | |
| | Major League Baseball 1956 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | September | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | Last Year | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.39 | 50.2 | 56 | 42 | 36 | 7 | 56 | 50 | | | 2 Years Ago | 41 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5.14 | 77.0 | 77 | 61 | 44 | 1 | 78 | 62 | | | Career | 168 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 5.38 | 336.0 | 322 | 243 | 201 | 21 | 336 | 260 | | | Home | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Road | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | Grass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | Night | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| | MLB Triple A 1956 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 32 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2.34 | 211.1 | 139 | 64 | 55 | 12 | 102 | 193 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 78.1 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | FIP | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 10.56 | 5.92 | 8.22 | 4.34 | 3.60 | 1.14 | 57.1 | .234 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 269 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 44 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .156 | .279 | .234 | .514 | | | | | vs. RHB | 478 | 97 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 58 | 126 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .203 | .295 | .285 | .579 | | | |
| | MLB Triple A 1956 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | April | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.87 | 37.2 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 31 | | | May | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.54 | 46.0 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 37 | | | June | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | 50.2 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 47 | | | July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.08 | 43.1 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 41 | | | August | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.94 | 33.2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 37 | | | Career | 127 | 113 | 46 | 40 | 3 | 3.22 | 678.2 | 536 | 296 | 243 | 41 | 377 | 549 | | | Home | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2.42 | 96.2 | 67 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 52 | 95 | | | Road | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2.28 | 114.2 | 72 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 50 | 98 | | | Grass | 32 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2.34 | 211.1 | 139 | 64 | 55 | 12 | 102 | 193 | | | Night | 32 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2.34 | 211.1 | 139 | 64 | 55 | 12 | 102 | 193 | |
| | Career Minor League Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP | ERA+ | | 1948 Martinsville - A | 18 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3.11 | 136.0 | 119 | 58 | 47 | 8 | 47 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | .292 | 24.1 | 135 | | 1949 Toronto - AAA | 19 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4.18 | 79.2 | 70 | 50 | 37 | 7 | 63 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | .264 | 7.4 | 96 | | 1950 Toronto - AAA | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3.36 | 107.0 | 93 | 47 | 40 | 8 | 57 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | .273 | 21.7 | 123 | | 1951 Toronto - AAA | 21 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4.41 | 165.1 | 158 | 97 | 81 | 10 | 89 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 1.49 | .307 | 12.1 | 93 | | 1952 Toronto - AAA | 22 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2.34 | 115.1 | 76 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 66 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | .237 | 26.2 | 136 | | 1956 Toronto - AAA | 26 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2.34 | 211.1 | 139 | 64 | 55 | 12 | 102 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | .234 | 57.1 | 161 | | Total AAA | | 127 | 113 | 46 | 40 | 3 | 3.22 | 678.2 | 536 | 296 | 243 | 41 | 377 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | .264 | 124.6 | 126.6 | | Total MLBA | | 41 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3.11 | 136.0 | 119 | 58 | 47 | 8 | 47 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | .292 | 24.1 | 135.0 |
| | Player History | | 06/03/1942 | Joined the Oregon State Beavers. | | 01/01/1943 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (28); Movement: 6 (90); Control: 1 (45). | | 01/01/1944 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (28); Movement: 11 (90); Control: 4 (45). | | 06/13/1944 | Wins the 1944 PCC Outstanding Pitcher Award. | | 01/01/1945 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (28); Movement: 11 (90); Control: 4 (45). | | 01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (9); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 3 (4). | | 03/01/1948 | Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 11, 43rd overall Pick) by the Philadelphia Athletics. | | 01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 4 (4). | | 01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (4). | | 04/18/1950 | Named the #67 prospect in the MLB | | 07/09/1950 | Was selected to the 1950 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. | | 01/01/1951 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (4). | | 04/16/1951 | Named the #50 prospect in the MLB | | 07/08/1951 | Was selected to the 1951 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. | | 01/01/1952 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (4). | | 04/15/1952 | Named the #45 prospect in the MLB | | 11/11/1952 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $11,732 through automatic renewal. | | 01/01/1953 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 4 (4). | | 03/22/1953 | Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 4 days. | | 11/08/1953 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,426 through automatic renewal. | | 01/01/1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (4). | | 11/05/1954 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $160,673 through arbitration. | | 01/01/1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (4). | | 11/05/1955 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through arbitration. | | 01/01/1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (4). | | 04/21/1956 | Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days. | | 07/08/1956 | Was selected to the 1956 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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