Tom Sturdivant
Thomas Virgil Sturdivant
Born: April 28, 1930
Gordon, KS USA
Deceased: 2009
Oklahoma City, OK USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1955-1964
Minor League Statistics
Tom Sturdivant compiled a career record of 59 wins and 51 losses in his 336-game career with the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
 New York Yankees |
 Kansas City Athletics |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Washington Senators |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 Detroit Tigers |
 New York Mets |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.16 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.3 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 285 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.30 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 158.3 | 134 | 63 | 58 | 15 | 52 | 4 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 656 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | 16 | 6 | .727 | 2.54 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 201.7 | 170 | 65 | 57 | 14 | 80 | 2 | 118 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 828 |
| 1958 | AL | New York Yankees | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.20 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.7 | 77 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 325 |
| 1959 | AL | New York Yankees | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.97 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.65 | 36 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71.7 | 70 | 45 | 37 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 323 |
| 1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.97 | 40 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101.3 | 106 | 58 | 56 | 16 | 45 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 443 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.61 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 67 | 42 | 41 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 339 |
| 1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.84 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 85.7 | 81 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 349 |
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.73 | 49 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 125.3 | 120 | 62 | 52 | 12 | 39 | 11 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 518 |
| 1963 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.76 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55.0 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 231 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.74 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 219 |
| 1964 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| 1964 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 5.97 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.7 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 125 | |
| Totals | 59 | 51 | .536 | 3.74 | 335 | 101 | 99 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 1137.0 | 1029 | 521 | 473 | 107 | 449 | 37 | 704 | 34 | 3 | 39 | 4796 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | 33 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | 32 | 68 | 64 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .313 | .308 | .359 | .667 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | 28 | 81 | 71 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .183 | .247 | .183 | .430 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | New York Yankees | 15 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .190 | .451 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | New York Yankees | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 37 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 40 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .182 | .174 | .182 | .356 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | 15 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 38 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .176 | .212 | .389 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | New York Mets | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 336 | 364 | 328 | 17 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 54 | .183 | .208 | .195 | .403 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 33 | 1 | 68.3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.580 | .364 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 32 | 17 | 158.3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 1.364 | .750 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 28 | 28 | 201.7 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 4 | .944 | 1.517 | 1.214 |
| 1958 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 15 | 10 | 70.7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .892 | .467 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | P | 36 | 3 | 71.7 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .885 | 2.888 | .639 |
| 1959 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 7 | 3 | 25.3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.487 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 40 | 3 | 101.3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.865 | .525 |
| 1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 13 | 11 | 85.7 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.101 | 1.538 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 15 | 10 | 80.0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.333 |
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 49 | 12 | 125.3 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 0 | .917 | 2.370 | .673 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 0 | 55.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.291 | .500 |
| 1963 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | P | 17 | 3 | 53.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.038 | .706 |
| 1963 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 3 | 0 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.240 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | NL | New York Mets | P | 16 | 0 | 28.7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.570 | .313 |
| 1964 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | P | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 335 | 101 | 1137.0 | 72 | 163 | 13 | 11 | .948 | 1.860 | .701 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.79 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 |
| 1956 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.862 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 |
| Totals | 6 | 2 | 18.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .667 |
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