Tom Bolton
Thomas Edward Bolton
Born: May 6, 1962
Nashville, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 172
Draft: Round 20 (1980 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Antioch HS (Brentwood, TN)
Career: 1980-1998
Major League Statistics
Tom Bolton compiled a career record of 81 wins and 71 losses, with 14 saves, and a 3.80 ERA in his 350-game pitching career with the Elmira Pioneer Red Sox, Winter Haven Red Sox, New Britain Red Sox, Pawtucket Red Sox, Rochester Red Wings, Nashville Sounds, Calgary Cannons, Columbia Mules and Tucson Toros. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
 Elmira Pioneer Red Sox |
 Winter Haven Red Sox |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
 New Britain Red Sox |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Calgary Cannons |
 Columbia Mules |
 Tucson Toros |
 Nashville Sounds |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Short Season A | NYPL | Elmira Pioneer Red Sox | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.41 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 56.0 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | A | FLOR | Winter Haven Red Sox | 2 | 9 | .182 | 4.50 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 125 | 62 | 46 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Winter Haven Red Sox | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.99 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 162.7 | 161 | 67 | 54 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 77 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1983 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 5 | .000 | 6.52 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 33 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1983 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.89 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 99.7 | 93 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1984 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.14 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.0 | 87 | 54 | 40 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1985 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.28 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101.0 | 106 | 53 | 48 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.72 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86.0 | 80 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.79 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.89 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 143.3 | 140 | 57 | 46 | 13 | 47 | 2 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.86 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.43 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101.7 | 106 | 52 | 50 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 433 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 12 | 5 | .706 | 4.02 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116.3 | 121 | 64 | 52 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 517 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 2 | 6 | .250 | 8.29 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 67 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.00 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 75 | 42 | 38 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 255 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10.38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Totals | 81 | 71 | .533 | 3.80 | 350 | 170 | 74 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 1273.7 | 1331 | 646 | 538 | 81 | 497 | 23 | 855 | 30 | 15 | 53 | 1597 |
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 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 40 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .222 | .300 | .333 | .633 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .375 | .429 | .804 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 85 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .231 | .310 | .346 | .656 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Short Season A | NYPL | Elmira Pioneer Red Sox | P | 23 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | .826 |
| 1981 | A | FLOR | Winter Haven Red Sox | P | 24 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .875 |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Winter Haven Red Sox | P | 28 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 1983 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1983 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | P | 16 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.688 |
| 1984 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | P | 33 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .818 |
| 1985 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | P | 34 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .967 | .853 |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 29 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .973 | 1.241 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.200 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .389 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 25 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.280 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .500 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .312 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 19 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .944 | .895 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | P | 40 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | P | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .923 | 1.500 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | P | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .733 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 350 | 93 | 281 | 6 | 26 | .984 | 1.069 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Elmira Pioneer Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1981 | A | Florida State League | Winter Haven Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1982 | A | Florida State League | Winter Haven Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1983 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1983 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1984 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1985 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1989 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1994 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | PIT | ||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | ML4 | ||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | PIT | ||
| 1997 | Ind | Heartland League | Columbia Mules | |||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | PIT |
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