| Tommy John | ||
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| Born: May 22, 1943 Terre Haute, Indiana |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 6, 1963 for the Cleveland Indians |
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| Final game | ||
| May 25, 1989 for the New York Yankees |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss record | 288-231 | |
| Earned run average | 3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terre Haute ( is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 34 | |
| Strikeouts | 2,245 | |
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Thomas Edward John Jr. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the The Hutch Award is a Major League Baseball award given to an active player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire to win (born May 22, 1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 career victories rank as the 6th highest total among lefthanders in major league history. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terre Haute ( is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead He is also known for the revolutionary surgery, now named after him, which was performed on a damaged ligament in his pitching arm. Tommy John surgery known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL) is a surgical procedure in which a Ligament in the In Anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote three different types of structures Fibrous tissue that connects Bones to other bones
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Playing career
An outstanding basketball player at Gerstmeyer High School in Terre Haute, where he held the city single game scoring record, Tommy John was originally signed by the Cleveland Indians, getting his major league start in 1963. Terre Haute ( is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP Of his 26-year major league career, he is best remembered for his seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1970s. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA He made appearances in the All-Star Game in 1968, 1978, 1979, and 1980. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP He played in all three Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series of his era (1977, 1978 and 1981), but was on the losing end of all three, having switched over to the Yankees by the time the Dodgers took the Series in '81. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years John never played on a major league championship team.
In the middle of the 1974 season, John was cruising along with a 13-3 record as the Dodgers were en route to their first National League pennant in eight years, before he permanently damaged the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm, leading to a revolutionary surgical operation. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers The ulnar collateral ligament ( internal lateral ligament) is a thick triangular band consisting of two portions an anterior and posterior united by a thinner intermediate portion This operation, now known as Tommy John surgery, replaced the ligament in the elbow of his pitching arm with a tendon from his right forearm. Tommy John surgery known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL) is a surgical procedure in which a Ligament in the The surgery was performed by Dr. Frank Jobe on September 25, 1974, and although it seemed unlikely he would ever be able to pitch again, he spent the entire 1975 season in recovery and returned to the Dodgers in 1976. Tommy John surgery known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL) is a surgical procedure in which a Ligament in the Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP His 10-10 record that year was considered "miraculous" but John went on to pitch until 1989, winning 164 games after his surgery—one fewer game than all-time great Sandy Koufax won in his entire career. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in How many games John would have won had he been healthy in 1974 and 1975 is speculative but it is likely he easily would have surpassed 300. After Phil Niekro's retirement, John spent 1988 and 1989 as the oldest player in the major leagues. Philip Henry Niekro (born April 1, in Blaine Ohio) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Today, many pitchers have Tommy John surgery during their careers.
Still, he decided it was time to retire in 1989, when Mark McGwire got two hits off him. Mark David McGwire (born October 1 1963 in Pomona California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the McGwire's father was TJ's dentist. Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity John said, "When your dentist's kid starts hitting you, it's time to retire!"
Managerial career
On Dec. 17, 2006, John was named manager of the Bridgeport Bluefish in the Atlantic League, an independent minor league in the Northeast. The Bridgeport Bluefish are a professional baseball team based in Bridgeport Connecticut, in the United States
Personal life
Tommy married the former Sally Simmons on July 13, 1970. They are parents of four children (Tamara, Tommy III, Travis, and Taylor).
Career statistics
| W | L | PCT | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | SO | WP | HBP |
| 288 | 231 | . A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has In Baseball statistics, games started (denoted by GS indicates the number of games that a Pitcher has started for his team In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes In Baseball, a wild pitch (abbreviated WP) is charged against a Pitcher when his pitch is too high too short or too wide of Home In Baseball, hit by pitch ( HBP) or hit batsman ( HB) refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the 555 | 3. 34 | 760 | 700 | 162 | 46 | 4 | 4710. 3 | 4783 | 1749 | 2017 | 302 | 1259 | 2245 | 187 | 98 |
Bibliography
- The Tommy John Story, F. H. Revell Company, 1978. ISBN 0-8007-0923-3. (With Sally John and Joe Musser, foreword by Tommy Lasorda. Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22 1927 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and )
- The Sally and Tommy John Story: Our Life in Baseball, Macmillan, 1983. ISBN 0-02-559260-2. (With Sally John. )
- TJ: My Twenty-Six Years in Baseball, Bantam, 1991. ISBN 0-553-07184-X. (With Dan Valenti. )
See also
- Tommy John surgery
- Winningest pitchers of all time
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
- Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time
- Chicago White Sox all-time roster
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- The Baseball Page
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| Preceded by Davey Johnson |
National League Player of the Month April, 1974 |
Succeeded by Ralph Garr |
| Preceded by Randy Jones |
NL Comeback Player of the Year 1976 |
Succeeded by Willie McCovey |
| Preceded by Tony Perez |
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1981 |
Succeeded by Ron Cey |
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