Thomas Francis Qualters (born April 1, 1935), nicknamed ''Money Bags'', is a former right-handed major league baseball pitcher, born in

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. He played with the

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and the

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in the 1950s. At tall, , pitcher Qualters was a bonus baby with the Philadelphia Phillies, signed out of high school for $40,000. He made his major league debut on September 13, 1953. He had an unusual rookie year, as he posted an

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of 162.00. In his only appearance that year, he allowed six earned runs and retired just one batter. However, he remained on the Phillies' roster for two years (1953 and 1954), only appearing in that one game, and earning the nickname "

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, he had a couple more cups of coffee with Philadelphia (pitching in six games in 1957 and one in 1958) before being sent to the

. He pitched respectably for the Sox in 1958, but did not record a win, loss or save. His final major league game was September 25, 1958. Qualters continued to pitch in the minors, mainly at the Triple-A level, through the end of 1962. In total, Qualters appeared in 34 games without a major-league decision. He is the only pitcher to appear on a

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baseball card four times without ever recording a win or loss. After his baseball career ended, Qualters worked for the

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as a law enforcement officer. Now retired and living in

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, he is married to Beverly Qualters and has 8 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He spends time with his family and helps out with the Somerset High School baseball team.

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