Tom Sturdivant

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: April 28, 1930 in Gordon, KS us

Died: February 28, 2009 in Oklahoma City, OK

High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 24-351d, 11,210th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: June 21, 1964 (Age 34-054d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Thomas Virgil Sturdivant

Nicknames: Smoke or Snake

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

ERA

3.74

335

101

1137.0

704

WHIP

1.300

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-36 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	109	7 (6)	Apr 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.029	3.47	-0.05%	-0.16	P
2	110	12 (4)	Apr 26 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.32	-0.016	.91	-0.03%	-0.19	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	111	17 (4)	May 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.02	-0.155	4.67	-0.21%	-1.19	P
4	112	29 (11)	May 17 (2)	NYY		KCA	L,0-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	113	30	May 19	NYY		DET	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	114	31	May 20	NYY		DET	L,6-13	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
7	115	32	May 22	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
				Player went from New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics
8	116	39	May 30 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	117	43 (3)	Jun 2	KCA		BOS	W,5-3	1-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.068	2.16	-0.10%	-0.72	P
10	118	46 (2)	Jun 5	KCA		BAL	L,1-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	119	49 (2)	Jun 9	KCA	@	NYY	L,8-9	7-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.23	-0.151	9.02	-0.25%	-0.63	P
12	120	52 (2)	Jun 12	KCA	@	BOS	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.026	2.08	-0.04%	-0.36	P
13	121	56 (3)	Jun 17	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	122	58 (1)	Jun 19 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-8	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	123	62 (3)	Jun 22	KCA		NYY	L,6-11	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	124	65 (2)	Jun 25	KCA		NYY	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.018	.95	-0.01%	-0.16	P
17	125	68 (2)	Jun 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	126	70 (1)	Jun 30	KCA	@	DET	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	127	71	Jul 1	KCA	@	DET	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						PR
20	128	73 (1)	Jul 3	KCA		CLE	L,4-8	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.038	.61	-0.02%	-0.34	P
21	129	80 (6)	Jul 11	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	130	85 (4)	Jul 16	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.96	-0.046	.13	0.00%	-0.57	P
23	131	89 (3)	Jul 19 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.020	.28	0.00%	-0.20	P
24	132	99 (9)	Jul 30	KCA		WSH	W,4-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.21	-0.005	.17	0.00%	-0.44	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	133	102 (2)	Aug 2	KCA		NYY	L,5-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
26	134	104 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	135	108 (3)	Aug 8	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
28	136	109	Aug 9 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-4	14-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
29	137	111 (1)	Aug 10	KCA		CLE	L,4-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
30	138	113 (1)	Aug 12	KCA		CLE	L,4-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
31	139	114	Aug 13	KCA		CLE	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
32	140	118 (3)	Aug 18	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
33	141	120 (1)	Aug 20	KCA		BOS	L,10-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
34	142	121	Aug 21	KCA		NYY	L,7-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
35	143	125 (3)	Aug 25	KCA		BAL	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
36	144	127 (1)	Aug 28	KCA		DET	L,5-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
37	145	129 (1)	Aug 30	KCA		DET	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	146	130	Sep 2	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-6	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
39	147	131	Sep 4	KCA	@	DET	L,2-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
40	148	133 (1)	Sep 6	KCA	@	DET	L,6-7	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	1.34	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.13	P
41	149	140 (6)	Sep 12	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	1.24	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
42	150	147 (6)	Sep 19	KCA		CLE	L,7-13	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	.29	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
43	151	150 (2)	Sep 23	KCA	@	DET	W,7-6	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087	9	.35	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
44	152	151	Sep 25 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087	9						P
							8-36		24	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087		1.16	-0.625	2.03	-0.73%	-5.60

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