Richard Carl Tomanek (born January 6, 1931) is an American former
professional baseball
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player, a
pitcher
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who played for five seasons in
Major League Baseball
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. He played for the
Cleveland Indians
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from 1953 to 1954 and 1957 to 1958 and the
Kansas City Athletics
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from 1958 to 1959. Nicknamed "Bones", he stood tall and weighed .
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1931 births
Living people
Major League Baseball pitchers
Cleveland Indians players
Kansas City Athletics players
Baseball players from Ohio
People from Avon Lake, Ohio
Pittsfield Indians players
Reading Indians players
Indianapolis Indians players
Dallas Rangers players
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