Tom Parsons
Thomas Anthony Parsons
Born: September 13, 1939
Lakeville, CT US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 210
Career: 1957-1969
Major League Statistics
Tom Parsons compiled a career record of 95 wins and 98 losses and a 3.97 ERA in his 381-game pitching career with the Salem Rebels, Grand Forks Chiefs, Idaho Falls Russets, Salt Lake City Bees, Columbus Jets, Oklahoma City 89ers and Pittsfield Red Sox. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | APPY | Salem Rebels | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4.88 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 96.0 | 93 | 76 | 52 | 3 | 90 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.12 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 102.0 | 119 | 77 | 58 | 4 | 93 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1959 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4.57 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 187.0 | 183 | 120 | 95 | 12 | 97 | 207 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.19 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 189.0 | 179 | 75 | 67 | 6 | 79 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.75 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 89.0 | 89 | 50 | 47 | 7 | 44 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.31 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 163.0 | 164 | 88 | 78 | 19 | 67 | 2 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 11 | 15 | .423 | 3.47 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 174.0 | 161 | 83 | 67 | 10 | 47 | 2 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.32 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 95.0 | 87 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 52 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.20 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 133.0 | 147 | 74 | 62 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.15 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 160.0 | 137 | 70 | 56 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.85 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104.0 | 128 | 63 | 56 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2.25 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 132.0 | 129 | 50 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 95 | 98 | .492 | 3.97 | 381 | 213 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 1666.0 | 1668 | 893 | 735 | 110 | 673 | 35 | 1300 | 19 | 5 | 78 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | APPY | Salem Rebels | 16 | 45 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .108 | .227 | .135 | .362 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | 23 | 42 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .000 | .132 | .000 | .132 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 26 | 79 | 73 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 41 | .164 | .197 | .205 | .403 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 32 | 73 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | .081 | .162 | .097 | .259 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 17 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .097 | .125 | .097 | .222 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 26 | 62 | 56 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | .107 | .177 | .143 | .320 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 28 | 63 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | .022 | .151 | .022 | .173 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .083 | .214 | .333 | .548 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 19 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 48 | 40 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .108 | .154 | .189 | .343 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 42 | 53 | 50 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .200 | .231 | .240 | .471 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 49 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .120 | .154 | .120 | .274 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 336 | 568 | 493 | 34 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 289 | .099 | .166 | .130 | .296 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | APPY | Salem Rebels | P | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | .941 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | P | 23 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .750 | .522 |
| 1959 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 26 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 3 | .889 | 1.231 |
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 32 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.406 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 16 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | .828 | 1.500 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 26 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 3 | .938 | 1.731 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 28 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 2 | .882 | 1.071 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 19 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .889 | .842 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 1.600 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 48 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 1 | .905 | .792 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 41 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .960 | .585 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 49 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .952 | .408 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | P | 47 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 2 | .964 | 1.128 |
| Totals | 381 | 91 | 280 | 34 | 22 | .916 | .974 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | Appalachian League | Salem Rebels | PIT | ||
| 1958 | C | Northern League | Grand Forks Chiefs | PIT | ||
| 1959 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | PIT | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1969 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS |
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