Tom Forrester
Thomas Charles Forrester
Born: April 16, 1964
Deceased: December 1, 2019
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 1 (1984 January Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
Draft: Round 2 (1984 June Secondary Draft, California Angels)
Draft: Round 1 (1985 January Secondary Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: Miama Dade CC
Career: 1985-1991
Tom Forrester compiled a career batting average of .244 with 74 home runs and 356 RBI in his 633-game career with the Appleton Foxes, Birmingham Barons, Hawaii Islanders, Vancouver Canadians, South Bend White Sox, Sarasota White Sox, Jackson Generals and Monclova Acereros. He began playing during the 1985 season and last took the field during the 1991 campaign.
 Appleton Foxes |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Vancouver Canadians |
 South Bend White Sox |
 Sarasota White Sox |
 Jackson Generals |
 Monclova Acereros |
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1990 | A | MIDW | South Bend White Sox | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota White Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.95 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.40 | 44 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47.0 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | MIDW | Appleton Foxes | 96 | 409 | 352 | 58 | 93 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 61 | .264 | .346 | .455 | .801 | 160 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 137 | 557 | 489 | 82 | 124 | 30 | 1 | 24 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 97 | .254 | .338 | .466 | .804 | 228 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 59 | 226 | 204 | 27 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 45 | .289 | .358 | .475 | .834 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 58 | 191 | 179 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 30 | .190 | .241 | .346 | .587 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 124 | 512 | 446 | 51 | 107 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 85 | .240 | .322 | .386 | .707 | 172 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 110 | 403 | 356 | 32 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 78 | .202 | .278 | .303 | .582 | 108 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1990 | A | MIDW | South Bend White Sox | 23 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .529 | .619 | .647 | 1.266 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 26 | 47 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .231 | .319 | .308 | .627 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 633 | 2366 | 2082 | 272 | 507 | 103 | 9 | 74 | 356 | 14 | 9 | 244 | 406 | .244 | .322 | .408 | .730 | 850 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 21 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | MIDW | Appleton Foxes | 1B | 92 | 760 | 36 | 13 | 67 | .984 | 8.652 |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 133 | 1077 | 79 | 17 | 110 | .986 | 8.692 |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 1B | 54 | 449 | 32 | 4 | 47 | .992 | 8.907 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 36 | 278 | 25 | 2 | 34 | .993 | 8.417 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 35 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 1.629 |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 11 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .978 | 7.909 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | P | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 1B | 48 | 369 | 28 | 7 | 33 | .983 | 8.271 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | OF | 27 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.222 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota White Sox | P | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 1990 | A | MIDW | South Bend White Sox | P | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .077 |
| 1991 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | OF | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.286 |
| Totals | 487 | 3117 | 213 | 49 | 302 | .985 | 6.838 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | Midwest League | Appleton Foxes | CHA | ||
| 1986 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1987 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1987 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | CHA | ||
| 1988 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | CHA | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1990 | A | Midwest League | South Bend White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1991 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Generals | HOU | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Mexican League | Monclova Acereros |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
