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Tommy Byrne

Birthdate:

12/31/1919

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 182 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Baltimore, MD, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

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Tommy Byrne enjoyed two stints with the New York Yankees and three times won at least 15 games. In 1949 Byrne's 15-7 record helped the Yankees win the pennant as did his 15-9 mark in 1950. Tommy Byrne hurled in 4 different WS, going 1-1 in 21 innings, 2.53 ERA. He was traded to the St. Louis Browns in 1952 and then traded back to the Bronx Bombers in 1954. Tommy Byrne's return helped the Yankees capture the World Championship in 1955 when he was 16-5, 3.15 ERA and World Titles in 1956 and 1957. Tommy Byrne career: 85-69, ERA 4.11 in 1,362 innings. A fine hitting pitcher, Byrne whacked 14 career homers with 98 RBI's, a .238 batting average. He was used as a pinch-hitter 80 times.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1943	NYY (AL)	11	2	2	1	0	0	0	31.2	28	26	23	1	35	0	22	3	3	0	6.54
1946	NYY (AL)	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	9.1	7	8	6	1	8	0	5	0	1	0	5.79
1947	NYY (AL)	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	2	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	4.15
1948	NYY (AL)	31	11	8	5	2	5	1	133.2	79	55	49	8	101	0	93	3	9	0	3.30
1949	NYY (AL)	32	30	15	7	0	12	3	196.0	125	84	81	11	179	0	129	4	13	1	3.72
1950	NYY (AL)	31	31	15	9	0	10	2	203.1	188	115	107	23	160	0	118	3	17	2	4.74
1951	NYY (AL)	9	3	2	1	0	0	0	21.0	16	17	16	0	36	0	14	2	3	0	6.86
1951	SLB (AL)	19	17	4	10	0	7	2	122.2	104	56	52	5	114	0	57	2	12	0	3.82
1952	SLB (AL)	29	24	7	14	0	14	0	196.0	182	117	102	16	112	0	91	5	10	1	4.68
1953	WSH (AL)	6	5	0	5	0	2	0	33.2	35	17	16	3	22	0	22	0	1	0	4.28
1953	CHW (AL)	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	16.0	18	18	18	0	26	0	4	0	0	0	10.12
1954	NYY (AL)	5	5	3	2	0	4	1	40.0	36	13	12	1	19	0	24	0	0	0	2.70
1955	NYY (AL)	27	22	16	5	2	9	3	160.0	137	69	56	12	87	3	76	3	7	0	3.15
1956	NYY (AL)	37	8	7	3	6	1	0	109.2	108	50	41	9	72	5	52	0	2	0	3.36
1957	NYY (AL)	30	4	4	6	2	1	0	84.2	70	41	41	8	60	2	57	3	7	0	4.36
15 years		281	170	85	69	12	65	12	1362.0	1138	688	622	98	1037	10	766	28	85	4	4.11

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1943	NYY (AL)	13	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.91	.231	SLG
1946	NYY (AL)	14	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	SLG
1947	NYY (AL)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.1000	SLG
1948	NYY (AL)	31	46	8	15	3	1	1	7	1	7	0	0	0	1	4	0	.326	.354	SLG
1949	NYY (AL)	35	83	8	16	4	2	0	13	2	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	.193	.212	SLG
1950	NYY (AL)	34	81	14	22	3	1	2	16	4	15	1	0	0	2	0	0	.272	.322	SLG
1951	SLB (AL)	34	57	7	16	3	0	1	12	4	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	.281	.328	SLG
1951	NYY (AL)	9	9	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	SLG
1952	SLB (AL)	40	84	9	21	5	1	1	12	5	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.292	SLG
1953	CHW (AL)	18	18	2	3	0	0	1	5	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	SLG
1953	WSH (AL)	14	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	.200	SLG
1954	NYY (AL)	7	19	2	7	4	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.368	SLG
1955	NYY (AL)	45	78	6	16	1	1	1	6	8	15	0	0	0	0	1	2	.205	.273	SLG
1956	NYY (AL)	44	52	8	14	1	1	3	10	2	11	0	0	1	0	2	0	.269	.296	SLG
1957	NYY (AL)	35	37	5	7	2	0	3	8	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.250	SLG
15 years		377	601	73	143	26	8	14	98	38	126	1	0	1	3	11	2	.238	.286	.SLG

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