Thomas James Fordham (born February 20, 1974) is an American former professional baseball

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. He played during two seasons at the

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for the

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. He was drafted by the White Sox in the 11th round of the

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. Fordham played his first professional season with their Rookie league

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in . He made his major league debut in 1997. He was called upon once again in 1998. Following a poor performance in 1999, Fordham was signed by the

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. He pitched in their Triple-A (

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) team in 2000 and in 2001. He missed the 2002 season due to injury. He split his last season between the

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' Double-A ( Altoona Curve) and their Triple-A (

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) teams.

References

"Tom Fordham Statistics".
''The Baseball Cube''. 9 January 2008.
"Tom Fordham Statistics".
''Baseball-Reference''. 9 January 2008.

External links

1974 births Living people Altoona Curve players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from San Diego Birmingham Barons players Calgary Cannons players Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Grossmont Griffins baseball players Gulf Coast White Sox players Hickory Crawdads players Indianapolis Indians players Major League Baseball pitchers Nashville Sounds players Prince William Cannons players Sarasota White Sox players South Bend Silver Hawks players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub