Tom Underwood
[edit] Biography
Born on December 22, 1953 in Kokomo, Indiana, Tom Underwood (Thomas Gerald Underwood) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 11 year career. Underwood broke into the bigs on August 19, 1974 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 4.14 ERA in 219.1 innings pitched in 1975, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tom Underwood's best season was 1980, when he posted a 3.66 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 116 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4.85
| 8
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 15
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 35
| 35
| 14
| 13
| 4.14
| 123
| 110
| 101
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 219.1
| 221
| 12
| 84
| 5
| 9
| 6
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 25
| 10
| 5
| 3.53
| 94
| 63
| 61
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 155.2
| 154
| 9
| 63
| 0
| 6
| 1
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 19
| 17
| 6
| 9
| 4.95
| 66
| 61
| 55
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 100
| 104
| 7
| 57
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 5.13
| 20
| 21
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 33.1
| 44
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 17
| 9
| 11
| 4.99
| 86
| 82
| 74
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 133.1
| 148
| 9
| 75
| 6
| 7
| 1
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 31
| 30
| 6
| 14
| 4.10
| 139
| 105
| 90
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 197.2
| 201
| 23
| 87
| 4
| 7
| 2
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 33
| 32
| 9
| 16
| 3.69
| 127
| 113
| 93
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 227
| 213
| 23
| 95
| 3
| 11
| 9
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 38
| 27
| 13
| 9
| 3.66
| 116
| 85
| 76
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 187
| 163
| 15
| 66
| 4
| 2
| 4
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| 16
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 3.18
| 46
| 21
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 51
| 37
| 4
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 9
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 4.41
| 29
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 32.2
| 32
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| 25
| 11
| 4
| 6
| 3.66
| 75
| 38
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 83.2
| 69
| 6
| 38
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 56
| 10
| 10
| 6
| 3.29
| 79
| 66
| 56
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 153
| 136
| 11
| 68
| 4
| 6
| 1
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 51
| 15
| 9
| 7
| 4.04
| 62
| 69
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 144.2
| 156
| 13
| 50
| 4
| 7
| 2
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3.52
| 39
| 33
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 71.2
| 78
| 8
| 31
| 5
| 4
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 108
| 77
| 34
| 29
| 4.20
| 311
| 263
| 243
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 521.1
| 538
| 31
| 227
| 12
| 23
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 271
| 126
| 52
| 58
| 3.74
| 637
| 509
| 442
| 24
| 4
| 15
| 1064.2
| 1016
| 99
| 435
| 26
| 39
| 20
|
| Total
|
|
| 379
| 203
| 86
| 87
| 3.89
| 948
| 772
| 685
| 35
| 6
| 18
| 1586
| 1554
| 130
| 662
| 38
| 62
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 219.1
| 2
| 21
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 0
| .852
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| P
| 33
| 25
| 155.2
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 7
| 0
| .952
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| P
| 19
| 17
| 100
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 4
| 0
| .857
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 33.1
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .857
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 17
| 133.1
| 4
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 5
| 0
| .857
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| P
| 31
| 30
| 197.2
| 5
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 13
| 0
| .828
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| P
| 33
| 32
| 227
| 6
| 36
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 10
| 0
| .894
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| P
| 38
| 27
| 187
| 10
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 12
| 4
| .947
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| P
| 16
| 5
| 51
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| P
| 9
| 6
| 32.2
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .857
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| P
| 25
| 11
| 83.2
| 2
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .882
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| P
| 56
| 10
| 153
| 9
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .909
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| P
| 51
| 15
| 144.2
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .875
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| P
| 37
| 1
| 71.2
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 379
| 203
| 1586
| 49
| 180
| 26
| 13
| 0
| 20
| 80
| 66
| 4
| .898
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 35
| 74
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 8
| .122
| .156
| .135
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 46
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 5
| .109
| .163
| .109
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 19
| 30
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .133
| .206
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 33
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .121
| .205
| .152
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| OAK
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOT
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| OAK
| A
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 109
| 154
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 16
| .117
| .169
| .130
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 45
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 271
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 380
| 154
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 16
| .117
| .169
| .130
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 45
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972 - signed August 27, 1972).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Dane Iorg and Rick Bosetti to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bake McBride and Steve Waterbury (June 15, 1977).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Victor Cruz to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Pete Vuckovich and a player to be named later (December 6, 1977); St. Louis Cardinals received John Scott (December 16, 1977).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Rick Cerone and Ted Wilborn to New York Yankees in exchange for Chris Chambliss, Damaso Garcia and Paul Mirabella (November 1, 1979).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Jim Spencer to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Dave Revering, Mike Patterson and Chuck Dougherty (May 20, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (February 7, 1984).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 2, 1984).
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