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Biography[]
Born on April 28, 1930 in Gordon, Kansas, Tom Sturdivant (Thomas Virgil Sturdivant II) played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets over the course of his 10 year career. Sturdivant broke into the bigs on April 14, 1955 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 3.16 ERA in 68.1 innings pitched in 1955, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Tom Sturdivant's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1956, when he posted a 3.30 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 110 batters. However, others believe that it was 1957, when he posted a 2.54 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 118 batters.
On May 26, 1959, he was traded, along with Johnny Kucks and Jerry Lumpe, by the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Ralph Terry and Hector Lopez. He wore uniform number 32 for the A's that year.
On December 3, 1959, he was traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Pete Daley. He wore uniform number 15 for the Red Sox.
On December 14, 1960, he was drafted by the Washington Senators from the Boston Red Sox in the 1960 expansion draft. Initially he wore uniform number 35 for the Senators, but later was given the same number 47 which he had worn for the Yankees.
On June 29, 1961, he was traded by the Washington Senators to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tom Cheney. He wore uniform number 15 for the Pirates, the same number he had worn on the Red Sox.
On May 4, 1963, he was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He wore uniform number 22 for the Tigers.
On July 23, 1963, he was purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Detroit Tigers. He wore uniform number 18 for the A's this time.
On May 10, 1964, he was released by the Kansas City Athletics. The same day he signed as a free agent with the New York Mets. He wore uniform number 47, his old Yankees number, for the Mets.
On June 27, 1964, he was released by the New York Mets.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NY | A | 33 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.16 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 | 48 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1956 | NY | A | 32 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3.30 | 110 | 63 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 158.1 | 134 | 15 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1957 | NY | A | 28 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 2.54 | 118 | 65 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 201.2 | 170 | 14 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1958 | NY | A | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4.20 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.2 | 77 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1959 | NY | A | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.97 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | KC | A | 36 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4.65 | 57 | 45 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71.2 | 70 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1959 | TOT | A | 43 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.73 | 73 | 61 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 90 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1960 | BOS | A | 40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.97 | 67 | 58 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101.1 | 106 | 16 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 1961 | WAS | A | 15 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4.61 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 67 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 1961 | PIT | N | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2.84 | 45 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 85.2 | 81 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | Total | 28 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 3.69 | 84 | 71 | 68 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 165.2 | 148 | 12 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1962 | PIT | N | 49 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3.73 | 76 | 62 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 125.1 | 120 | 12 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 1963 | PIT | N | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | KC | A | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.74 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 47 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1963 | DET | A | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.76 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 43 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 | Total | 48 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.95 | 68 | 56 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116.1 | 98 | 11 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1963 | TOT | A | 45 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.75 | 62 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 90 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1964 | NY | N | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.97 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.2 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1964 | KC | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1964 | Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.1 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | NL | 81 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3.77 | 145 | 117 | 104 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 248 | 243 | 21 | 67 | 14 | 11 | 6 | |
| Total | AL | 254 | 78 | 45 | 44 | 3.74 | 559 | 404 | 369 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 889 | 786 | 86 | 382 | 23 | 28 | 28 | |
| Total | 335 | 101 | 59 | 51 | 3.74 | 704 | 521 | 473 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 1137 | 1029 | 107 | 449 | 37 | 39 | 34 |
Fielding Stats[]
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NY | A | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | NY | A | P | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 |
| 1957 | NY | A | P | 28 | 28 | 201.2 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .944 |
| 1958 | NY | A | P | 15 | 10 | 70.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .875 |
| 1959 | NY | A | P | 7 | 3 | 25.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | KC | A | P | 36 | 3 | 71.2 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .885 |
| 1959 | TOT | A | P | 43 | 6 | 97 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .909 |
| 1960 | BOS | A | P | 40 | 3 | 101.1 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .955 |
| 1961 | WAS | A | P | 15 | 10 | 80 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | PIT | N | P | 13 | 11 | 85.2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | Total | P | 28 | 21 | 165.2 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1962 | PIT | N | P | 49 | 12 | 125.1 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .917 |
| 1963 | PIT | N | P | 3 | 0 | 8.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | KC | A | P | 17 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | DET | A | P | 28 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | Total | P | 48 | 3 | 116.1 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1963 | TOT | A | P | 45 | 3 | 108 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | NY | N | P | 16 | 0 | 28.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .833 |
| 1964 | KC | A | P | 3 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | Total | P | 19 | 0 | 32.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .833 | |
| Total | P | 335 | 83 | 910.1 | 72 | 163 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 36 | 37 | 1 | .948 |
Batting Stats[]
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NY | A | 33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NY | A | 32 | 64 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 5 | .313 | .308 | .359 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NY | A | 28 | 71 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .247 | .183 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1958 | NY | A | 15 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .190 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | NY | A | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | KC | A | 37 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | TOT | A | 44 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .043 | .043 | .043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | BOS | A | 40 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .174 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961 | WAS | A | 15 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | PIT | N | 13 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961 | Total | 28 | 58 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .172 | .200 | .172 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1962 | PIT | N | 49 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .176 | .212 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | PIT | N | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | KC | A | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .083 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | DET | A | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | Total | 48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .043 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | TOT | A | 45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .048 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NY | N | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | KC | A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | Total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | NL | 81 | 68 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .206 | .203 | .221 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | AL | 255 | 260 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 6 | .177 | .209 | .188 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 336 | 328 | 17 | 60 | 0 | 10 | .183 | .208 | .195 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Transactions[]
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (May 28, 1948).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Johnny Kucks and Jerry Lumpe to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Ralph Terry and Hector Lopez (May 26, 1959).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Pete Daley (December 3, 1959).
- Selected by Washington Senators from Boston Red Sox in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Tom Cheney (June 29, 1961).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Detroit Tigers (May 4, 1963).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Kansas City Athletics (July 23, 1963).
- Released by Kansas City Athletics (May 10, 1964).
- Signed by New York Mets (May 10, 1964).
- Released by New York Mets (June 27, 1964).
Trivia[]