- Tom Zachary
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#c6011f
bgcolor2=#072764
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Tom Zachary
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=May 7 1896
city-state|Graham|North Carolina
deathdate=death date and age|1969|1|24|1896|5|7
city-state|Burlington|North Carolina
debutdate=July 11
debutyear=by|1918
debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate=May 28
finalyear=by|1936
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=186-191
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.73
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=720
teams=
*Philadelphia Athletics (1918)
*Washington Senators (1919-1925, 1927-1928)
*St. Louis Browns (1926-1927)
*New York Yankees (1928-1930)
*Boston Braves (1930-1934)
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1934-1936)
*Philadelphia Phillies (1936)
highlights=
*Led AL in games started in 1925 with 33
*18 wins in 1921Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary (
May 7 1896 Graham, North Carolina -January 24 1969 Burlington, North Carolina ) was a pitcher who had a 19-year career that lasted from 1918 to 1936. He played for the Philadelphia A's, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns,New York Yankees of theAmerican League and the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers andPhiladelphia Phillies of theNational League .Zachary is well known for giving up the record-setting 60th
home run hit byBabe Ruth in 1927.Zachary went 12-0 for the 1929 Yankees which is still the Major League record for most pitching wins without a loss in one season.
ee also
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List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins External links
*baseball-reference|id=z/zachato01
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