- Tom Sturdivant
Infobox MLB retired
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name=Tom Sturdivant
position=Relief pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1930|4|28
debutdate=April 14
debutyear=1955
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=June 21
finalyear=1964
finalteam=New York Mets
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=59-51
stat2label=Strikeout s
stat2value=704
stat3label=Earned run average
stat3value=3.74
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|1955-by|1959)
*Kansas City Athletics (by|1959, by|1963-by|1964)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1960)
*Washington Senators (by|1961)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1961-by|1963)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1963)
*New York Mets (by|1964)
highlights=Thomas Virgil Sturdivant II (born
April 28 ,1930 ) was a pitcher inMajor League Baseball , playing for theNew York Yankees , the Kansas City Athletics, theBoston Red Sox , the Washington Senators, thePittsburgh Pirates , theDetroit Tigers , and theNew York Mets . He was nicknamed "Snake" for his excellentcurveball .He was born in
Gordon, Kansas . He was originally signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. His first game was on April 14, 1955. In by|1957 he had finished third in the league with sixteen wins, and also had six losses that season.On May 26, 1959, he was traded, along with
Johnny Kucks andJerry Lumpe , by the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics forRalph Terry andHector 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. He was released by the Mets on June 27.
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