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Tommy Byrne
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Birthdate: 12/31/1919
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 182 lbs.
Place of Birth: Baltimore, MD, USA
Bats / Throws: L / L

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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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