Tommy John
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| Born: | May 22, 1943 |
| Birthplace: | Terre Haute, IN |
| Height: | 6' 3" |
| Weight: | 185lbs |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Left |
| Drafted: | N/A |
| College: | N/A |
| High School: | Gerstmeyer High School (IN) |
| Teams: | Cleveland Indians 1963-1964 Chicago White Sox 1965-1971 Los Angeles Dodgers 1972-1978 New York Yankees 1979-1982, 1986-1989 California Angels 1982-1985 Oakland Athletics 1985 |
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Overall Career
Thomas Edward John Jr. probably isn't as well known for his pitching career as he is for Tommy John surgery, the procedure peformed on his arm on September 25, 1974 by Los Angeles Dodgers team physician Dr. Frank Jobe. As to John's career, he pitched 26 years in the majors for six teams, winning 288 games and posting a 3.34 ERA.
Awards
- Voted to four All-Star teams (1968, 1978-1980) and twiced placed second in Cy Young Award voting (1977, 1979).
Achievements
- Won 20 games three times in his career (1977, 1979-1980)
- Third all-time for win percentage for the Dodgers
Trivia
- Except for Jim Kaat, Bert Blyleven, 19th century pitcher Tony Mullane, and currently ineligible Tom Glavine, all of John's most similar pitchers are in the Hall of Fame.
- With fellow ex-Dodger Jerry Reuss, set the record for oldest lefty-lefty pitching matchup on May 2, 1988. The record stood until it was broken three times in 2007. The current record was set on July 21, 2007 by Jamie Moyer and David Wells.
Transactions
- June 12, 1961: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.
- January 20, 1965: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Cleveland Indians with Tommie Agee and Johnny Romano to the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox sent Cam Carreon to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later, Jim Landis, and Mike Hershberger to the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics sent Rocky Colavito to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent Fred Talbot (February 10, 1965) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.
- December 2, 1971: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Steve Huntz to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dick Allen.
- November 2, 1978: Granted free agency.
- November 21, 1978: Signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
- August 31, 1982: Traded by the New York Yankees to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Dennis Rasmussen (November 24, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- June 19, 1985: Released by the California Angels.
- July 12, 1985: Signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.
- November 12, 1985: Granted free agency.
- May 2, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
- November 12, 1986: Granted free agency.
- January 8, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
- November 9, 1987: Granted free agency.
- December 21, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
- November 10, 1988: Released by the New York Yankees.
- February 13, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
- May 30, 1989: Released by the New York Yankees.
External Links
- Tommy John's career stats
- Tommy John - Courtesy of Wikipedia
- Official Site of the Bridgeport Bluefish, the indepdendent team John manages
