Tom Cheney
Thomas Edgar Cheney
Born: October 14, 1934
Morgan, GA US
Deceased: November 1, 2001
Rome, GA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1952-1966
Major League Statistics
Tom Cheney compiled a career record of 76 wins and 69 losses and a 3.45 ERA in his 213-game pitching career with the Albany Cardinals, Fresno Cardinals, Omaha Cardinals, Columbus Cardinals, Columbus Jets, York White Roses and Hawaii Islanders. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1966 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1953 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.61 | 35 | 19 | 172.0 | 147 | 96 | 69 | 6 | 85 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.86 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 203.0 | 182 | 112 | 87 | 11 | 122 | 207 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.25 | 30 | 28 | 227.0 | 199 | 99 | 82 | 12 | 100 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2.93 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 169.0 | 150 | 65 | 55 | 18 | 64 | 1 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.62 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 182.0 | 151 | 60 | 53 | 9 | 61 | 3 | 175 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.38 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 76.0 | 69 | 44 | 37 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 111.0 | 79 | 45 | 39 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.20 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 59.0 | 49 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 0 | 1 | .000 | 20.57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AA | EL | York White Roses | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.91 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Totals | 76 | 69 | .524 | 3.45 | 213 | 158 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 1252.3 | 1083 | 590 | 480 | 83 | 587 | 10 | 782 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | 36 | 65 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .231 | .431 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 32 | 90 | 73 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .151 | .225 | .151 | .376 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | 38 | 76 | 76 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .276 | .500 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 31 | 63 | 52 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .192 | .222 | .231 | .453 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 27 | 74 | 67 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .224 | .221 | .299 | .519 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 15 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .222 | .222 | .296 | .519 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 18 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .184 | .205 | .184 | .389 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 9 | 20 | 20 | 3 | .150 | .150 | .150 | .300 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | EL | York White Roses | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .429 | .984 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 228 | 470 | 427 | 20 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 58 | .199 | .220 | .234 | .455 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | P | 32 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 1 | .867 | 1.219 |
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Cardinals | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 29 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .971 | 1.172 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 25 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .978 | 1.760 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 1.143 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 15 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 0 | .900 | 1.800 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | AA | EL | York White Roses | P | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .412 |
| Totals | 203 | 40 | 127 | 14 | 6 | .923 | .823 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Albany Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1953 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Albany Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1954 | C | California League | Fresno Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1955 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1966 | AA | Eastern League | York White Roses | WS2 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | WS2 |
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