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Tommy Toms
Thomas Howard Toms (born October 15, 1951) is an American former professional baseball baseball player, player. He was a relief pitcher who played from through in Major League Baseball. Listed at , , Toms batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, and attended East Carolina University. Toms played with the San Francisco Giants in parts of three seasons. He posted a 0–3 record with a 5.40 earned run average and one save (sport), save in 11 relief appearances, allowing 20 run (baseball), runs (14 earned) on 33 hit (baseball), hits and nine base on balls, walks while strikeout, striking out five in 23⅓ innings pitched, innings of work. Though he never won a game at the major league level, Toms did pick up one career save. It came on September 7, 1976 where Toms retired the final 2 batters of the game to nail down a 6-3 Giants victory over the Braves. Toms also pitched six seasons in the minor league baseball, minor leagues (1973–1978) and went 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Central Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
