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Tom
Gorman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 4, 1925 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1958   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 4 5 5
1953 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 7 7 7 4 5 5
1954 29 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 7 7 7 4 5 5
1955 30 OAK AL $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 6 5
1956 31 OAK AL   6 3 4 4 7 7 7 5 6 5
1957 32 MIN AL $ 500,000 6 3 4 4 7 7 7 4 5 5
1958 33 MIN AL $ 874,286 6 3 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 5
1959 34 MIN AL $ 874,286 6 3 4 3 6 7 6 4 5 4
1960 35 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 874,286 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 6 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 29 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 30 OAK AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 31 OAK AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 32 MIN AL $ 500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 33 MIN AL $ 874,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 34 MIN AL $ 874,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 35 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 874,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 27 OAK AL 6 9 .400 54 1 0 0 7 61.0 74 44 7 42 24 6.49 .303 .401 .459 .860 1.3
1953 28 OAK AL 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 14.7 17 7 2 6 5 4.30 .298 .365 .439 .804 0.8
1954 29 OAK AL 1 2 .333 18 1 0 0 0 26.0 35 24 5 15 9 8.31 .315 .394 .532 .925 0.0
1955 30 OAK AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 1 1 1 1 5.42 .375 .444 .750 1.194 0.0
    AAA   1 4 .200 37 0 0 0 1 59.7 60 25 6 17 41 3.77 .258 .308 .399 .707  
1956 31 OAK AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.7 5 5 3 0 0 16.92 .357 .357 1.143 1.500 0.0
    AAA   4 5 .444 66 0 0 0 5 50.7 49 24 5 17 40 4.26 .249 .308 .391 .699  
1957 32 MIN AL 6 2 .750 41 0 0 0 4 49.7 53 16 2 13 15 2.90 .270 .316 .403 .719 5.6
1958 33 MIN AL 0 6 .000 21 2 0 0 1 31.7 57 37 8 22 10 10.52 .380 .451 .600 1.051 0.0
1959 34 MIN AL 4 9 .308 70 4 0 0 9 115.0 126 53 12 46 55 4.15 .278 .349 .416 .765 6.4
1960 35 AAA   1 8 .111 38 0 0 0 19 50.0 53 18 7 15 35 3.24 .276 .329 .406 .735  
    AA   0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 5 11.3 9 4 1 2 9 3.18 .214 .250 .286 .536  
8 Years Sim 17 28 .378 220 8 0 0 21 302.3 370 187 40 145 119 5.57 .300 .373 .467 .840 14.2
3 Years AAA 6 17 .261 141 0 0 0 25 160.3 162 67 18 49 116 3.76 .260 .314 .399 .713  
1 Years AA 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 5 11.3 9 4 1 2 9 3.18 .214 .250 .286 .536  
4 Years Minors 6 18 .250 149 0 0 0 30 171.7 171 71 19 51 125 3.72 .258 .310 .392 .702  
Season Average 2 3 .400 27 1 0 0 2 37.8 46 23 5 18 14 5.57 .300 .373 .467 .840  
Career Highs 6 9 .750 70 4 0 0 9 115.0 126 53 12 46 55 16.92 .380 .451 1.143 1.500  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   196 105 23 70 79   .283 .349 .455 .804
vs LH   174 82 17 75 40   .321 .404 .482 .885
Home 11 12 .478 120 5 0 0 7 173.0 207 107 21 81 67 5.57 .295 .368 .449 .817
Away 6 16 .273 100 3 0 0 14 129.3 163 80 19 64 52 5.57 .306 .381 .491 .871
Mar/Apr 1 3 .250 24 0 0 0 3 28.3 37 13 6 11 13 4.13 .314 .372 .508 .881
May 3 5 .375 40 2 0 0 6 57.0 91 43 10 32 22 6.79 .358 .430 .567 .997
June 1 6 .143 31 0 0 0 2 33.0 50 28 4 20 16 7.64 .342 .422 .466 .887
July 3 3 .500 31 2 0 0 3 52.3 47 25 10 17 21 4.30 .237 .298 .439 .737
August 4 5 .444 41 3 0 0 3 61.3 67 36 4 35 22 5.28 .284 .376 .403 .779
Sep/Oct 5 6 .455 53 1 0 0 4 70.3 78 42 6 30 25 5.38 .277 .346 .433 .779
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 OAK AL 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1953 28 OAK AL 11 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6 0.2
1954 29 OAK AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1956 31 OAK AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1957 32 MIN AL 41 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 1.5 0.7
1958 33 MIN AL 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1959 34 MIN AL 70 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .143 .250 .571 .821 1.3 0.1
7 Years Sim 218 17 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 5 .235 .278 .588 .866 2.9 1.0
162 Game Average 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235 .278 .588 .866 2.2  
Career Highs 70 7 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 1.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   10 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 .400 .400 1.000 1.400 3.1
vs LH   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3
Home 101 10 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .200 .273 .600 .873 1.7
Away 73 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .571 .857 1.1
RISP   2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 1.3
Close/Late   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Mar/Apr 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1.4
May 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 10 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4
August 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0
Sep/Oct 29 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .800 1.200 1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 27 OAK AL P 54 1 61.0 3 10 1 1 .929 1.92    
1953 28 OAK AL P 11 0 14.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.84    
1954 29 OAK AL P 18 1 26.0 3 2 1 0 .833 1.73    
1955 30 OAK AL P 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1956 31 OAK AL P 3 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
1957 32 MIN AL P 41 0 49.7 5 9 1 2 .933 2.54    
1958 33 MIN AL P 21 2 31.7 3 5 1 0 .889 2.27    
1959 34 MIN AL P 70 4 115.0 5 16 0 2 1.000 1.64    
Career Totals   220 8 302.3 20 45 4 5 .942 1.94    
Career Highs   70 4 115.0 5 16 1 2 1.000 3.38    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1959-10-9
 Games Pitched
1959-5-70
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  3. George Culver (979)
  4. Hal McKain (977)
  5. Lerrin Lagrow (975)
  6. Jim Umbricht (974)
  7. Scott Terry (972)
  8. Ed Albosta (972)
  9. Willie Underhill (971)
  10. Allyn Stout (971)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Earned first career win on 5/15/1952
Had first career hit (double) on 7/18/1953, off Ed Head (NYA)
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Oakland on 10/3/1956
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/8/1957 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $874,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/30/1958 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $874,286 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 4/26/1959, off Ron Necciai (SEM)
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/12/1960 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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