Tommy Byrne

Q: When was Tommy Byrne born?

Tommy Byrne was born on December 31, 1919.

Q: Where was Tommy Byrne born?

Tommy Byrne was born in Baltimore, MD .

Q: How tall was Tommy Byrne?

Tommy Byrne was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tommy Byrne weigh when playing?

Tommy Byrne weighed 182 lbs (82 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Tommy Byrne in the Hall of Fame?

Tommy Byrne has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Tommy Byrne have?

Tommy Byrne had 766 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tommy Byrne played for?

Tommy Byrne played for 4 teams; the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Washington Nationals.

Q: How many World Series has Tommy Byrne won?

Tommy Byrne won 4 World Series.

Q: When did Tommy Byrne retire?

Tommy Byrne last played in 1957.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 182lb (185cm, 82kg)

Born: December 31, 1919 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: December 20, 2007 in Wake Forest, NC

Buried: Wake Forest Cemetery, Wake Forest, NC

High School: Baltimore City College (Baltimore, MD)

School: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)

Debut: April 27, 1943 (Age 23-117d, 9,441st in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1957 (Age 37-264d)
vs. BOS 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 7 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Thomas Joseph Byrne

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.0

ERA

4.11

281

170

1362.0

766

WHIP

1.597

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1940	20	NYY-min	AA	2	5	.286	4.70	16	8					69.0	69	44	36		39									1.565	9.0		5.1			NWK IL
1941	21	NYY-min	AA	10	7	.588	3.98	26			7	3		129.0	127	71	57		68		75	5	1	12				1.512	8.9		4.7	5.2	1.10	NWK IL
1942	22	NYY-min	AA	17	4	.810	3.10	28	28		15	2		209.0	160	94	72		145		147	9	0	6				1.459	6.9		6.2	6.3	1.01	NWK IL
1943	23	NYY	AL	2	1	.667	6.54	11	2	8	0	0	0	31.2	28	26	23	1	35	1	22	3	0	3	157	50	5.28	1.989	8.0	0.3	9.9	6.3	0.63
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1946	26	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	5.79	4	1	3	0	0	0	9.1	7	8	6	1	8	0	5	1	0	0	45	62	5.80	1.607	6.8	1.0	7.7	4.8	0.63
1947	27	NYY-min	AAA	12	6	.667	3.26	19	18	0	13	0		149.0	109	66	54		106		138	5	0	3				1.443	6.6		6.4	8.3	1.30	KCY AA
1947	27	NYY	AL	0	0		4.15	4	1	2	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	2	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	23	93	5.91	2.538	10.4	0.0	12.5	4.2	0.33
1948	28	NYY	AL	8	5	.615	3.30	31	11	11	5	1	2	133.2	79	55	49	8	101	2	93	9	0	3	579	124	4.61	1.347	5.3	0.5	6.8	6.3	0.92
1949	29	NYY	AL	15	7	.682	3.72	32	30	2	12	3	0	196.0	125	84	81	11	*179*	0	129	13	1	4	880	109	4.86	1.551	*5.7*	0.5	8.2	*5.9*	0.72
1950	30	NYY	AL	15	9	.625	4.74	31	31	0	10	2	0	203.1	188	115	107	23	*160*	2	118	17	2	3	951	91	5.51	1.711	8.3	1.0	7.1	5.2	0.74	AS
1951	31	TOT	AL	6	11	.353	4.26	28	20	3	7	2	0	143.2	120	73	68	5	*150*	0	71	15	0	4	692	102	5.39	1.879	7.5	0.3	9.4	4.4	0.47
1951	31	NYY	AL	2	1	.667	6.86	9	3	1	0	0	0	21.0	16	17	16	0	36	0	14	3	0	2	115	57	6.72	2.476	6.9	0.0	15.4	6.0	0.39
1951	31	SLB	AL	4	10	.286	3.82	19	17	2	7	2	0	122.2	104	56	52	5	114	0	57	12	0	2	577	116	5.16	1.777	7.6	0.4	8.4	4.2	0.50
1952	32	SLB	AL	7	14	.333	4.68	29	24	5	14	0	0	196.0	182	117	102	16	112	2	91	10	1	5	876	83	4.39	1.500	8.4	0.7	5.1	4.2	0.81
1953	33	CHW-min	AAA	1	6	.143	5.31	12	8		3	0		61.0	68	40	36	5	27		36	1	1	1				1.557	10.0	0.7	4.0	5.3	1.33	CHL AA
1953	33	TOT	AL	2	5	.286	6.16	12	11	0	2	0	0	49.2	53	35	34	3	48	0	26	1	0	0	244	65	5.29	2.034	9.6	0.5	8.7	4.7	0.54
1953	33	CHW	AL	2	0	1.000	10.13	6	6	0	0	0	0	16.0	18	18	18	0	26	0	4	0	0	0	89	40	6.97	2.750	10.1	0.0	14.6	2.3	0.15
1953	33	WSH	AL	0	5	.000	4.28	6	5	0	2	0	0	33.2	35	17	16	3	22	0	22	1	0	0	155	92	4.49	1.693	9.4	0.8	5.9	5.9	1.00
1954	34	NYY	AL	3	2	.600	2.70	5	5	0	4	1	0	40.0	36	13	12	1	19	0	24	0	0	0	169	130	2.95	1.375	8.1	0.2	4.3	5.4	1.26
1955	35	NYY	AL	16	5	.762	3.15	27	22	4	9	3	2	160.0	137	69	56	12	87	3	76	7	0	3	689	120	4.15	1.400	7.7	0.7	4.9	4.3	0.87	MVP-14
1956	36	NYY	AL	7	3	.700	3.36	37	8	18	1	0	6	109.2	108	50	41	9	72	5	52	2	0	0	493	115	4.51	1.641	8.9	0.7	5.9	4.3	0.72
1957	37	NYY	AL	4	6	.400	4.36	30	4	16	1	0	2	84.2	70	41	41	8	60	2	57	7	0	3	383	83	4.71	1.535	7.4	0.9	6.4	6.1	0.95
13 Yrs				85	69	.552	4.11	281	170	72	65	12	12	1362.0	1138	688	622	98	1037	17	766	85	4	28	6181	97	4.78	1.597	7.5	0.6	6.9	5.1	0.74
162 Game Avg.				13	10	.552	4.11	42	26	11	10	2	2	205	172	104	94	15	156	3	115	13	1	4	932	97	4.78	1.597	7.5	0.6	6.9	5.1	0.74
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
NYY (11 yrs)				72	40	.643	3.93	221	118	65	42	10	12	993.2	799	480	434	74	763	15	592	62	3	21	4484	100	4.78	1.572	7.2	0.7	6.9	5.4	0.78
SLB (2 yrs)				11	24	.314	4.35	48	41	7	21	2	0	318.2	286	173	154	21	226	2	148	22	1	7	1453	94	4.69	1.607	8.1	0.6	6.4	4.2	0.65
WSH (1 yr)				0	5	.000	4.28	6	5	0	2	0	0	33.2	35	17	16	3	22	0	22	1	0	0	155	92	4.49	1.693	9.4	0.8	5.9	5.9	1.00
CHW (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	10.13	6	6	0	0	0	0	16.0	18	18	18	0	26	0	4	0	0	0	89	40	6.97	2.750	10.1	0.0	14.6	2.3	0.15

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1943	23	NYY	AL	-0.1	13	14	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.091	.231	.091	.322	-5	.135	-58	1	1	0	1		1	1/H
1944	Did not play - Military Service - US Navy
1945	Did not play - Military Service - US Navy
1946	26	NYY	AL	0.1	14	10	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	47	.265	50	2	0	0	0		0	H/1
1947	27	NYY	AL	0.0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000				.732	364	0	0	0	0		0	/1
1948	28	NYY	AL	0.8	31	52	46	8	15	3	1	1	7	0	0	1	7	.326	.354	.500	.854	127	.391	126	23	0	1	4		0	1
1949	29	NYY	AL	0.0	35	86	83	8	16	4	2	0	13	0	0	2	20	.193	.212	.289	.501	32	.228	11	24	2	0	1		0	1/H
1950	30	NYY	AL	0.9	34	87	81	14	22	3	1	2	16	1	0	4	15	.272	.322	.407	.729	88	.337	83	33	0	2	0		0	1/H	AS
1951	31	2TM	AL	0.6	43	72	66	9	18	3	0	2	15	0	0	4	10	.273	.314	.409	.723	93	.334	89	27	3	0	2		0	1H
1951	31	NYY	AL	0.1	9	9	9	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	.222	.222	.556	.778	109	.338	98	5	0	0	0		0	/1
1951	31	SLB	AL	0.5	34	63	57	7	16	3	0	1	12	0	0	4	8	.281	.328	.386	.714	90	.333	87	22	3	0	2		0	1H
1952	32	SLB	AL	0.8	40	89	84	9	21	5	1	1	12	0	0	5	18	.250	.292	.369	.661	82	.299	72	31	1	0	0		1	1H
1953	33	2TM	AL	0.0	32	40	35	2	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	5	13	.114	.225	.200	.425	16	.216	2	7	0	0	0		0	H1
1953	33	CHW	AL	0.1	18	20	18	2	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	6	.167	.250	.333	.583	54	.274	39	6	0	0	0		0	H/1
1953	33	WSH	AL	-0.1	14	20	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	.059	.200	.059	.259	-26	.157	-35	1	0	0	0		0	/H1
1954	34	NYY	AL	0.4	7	19	19	2	7	4	1	0	6	0	0	0	3	.368	.368	.684	1.053	188	.468	187	13	0	0	0	0	0	/1H
1955	35	NYY	AL	0.2	45	89	78	6	16	1	1	1	6	0	0	8	15	.205	.273	.282	.555	51	.275	44	22	3	0	1	2	0	1H	MVP-14
1956	36	NYY	AL	0.6	44	56	52	8	14	1	1	3	10	0	0	2	11	.269	.296	.500	.796	110	.364	105	26	1	0	2	0	1	1/H
1957	37	NYY	AL	0.5	35	40	37	5	7	2	0	3	8	0	0	3	11	.189	.250	.486	.736	98	.327	88	18	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
13 Yrs				4.7	377	655	601	73	143	26	8	14	98	1	0	38	126	.238	.286	.378	.663	77	.306	68	227	11	3	11	2	3	1H
162 Game Avg				2.0	162	281	258	31	61	11	3	6	42	0	0	16	54	.238	.286	.378	.663	77	.306	68	98	5	1	5		1

NYY (11 Yrs)				3.5	271	463	425	55	102	18	7	11	69	1	0	24	87	.240	.284	.393	.677	80	.312	71	167	7	3	9	2	2	1H
SLB (2 Yrs)				1.2	74	152	141	16	37	8	1	2	24	0	0	9	26	.262	.307	.376	.683	85	.313	79	53	4	0	2		1	1H
CHW (1 Yr)				0.1	18	20	18	2	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	6	.167	.250	.333	.583	54	.274	39	6	0	0	0		0	H/1
WSH (1 Yr)				-0.1	14	20	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	.059	.200	.059	.259	-26	.157	-35	1	0	0	0		0	/H1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1949	29	NYY	WS	1	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	/1

1955	35	NYY	WS	3	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	1	0	0	0	0	/1H
1956	36	NYY	WS	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1H
1957	37	NYY	WS	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
4 Yrs				8	10	10	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	.300	.300	.300	.600	3	1	0	0	0	0	/1H
162 Game Avg				162	203	203	0	61	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	61	.300	.300	.300	.600	61	20	0	0		0

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1943	23	NYY	AL	P	11	2	0	32.0	11	2	8	1	0	.909	.963	2.81	2.28	0.91	2.30	3	6	1	14.3		0
1944	Did not play - Military Service - US Navy
1945	Did not play - Military Service - US Navy
1946	26	NYY	AL	P	4	1	0	9.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	.950	3.00	2.00	0.75	2.00	0	0	1	100.0		0
1947	27	NYY	AL	P	4	1	0	4.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.950	2.25	2.03	0.25	1.90	0	0	0			0
1948	28	NYY	AL	P	31	11	5	133.2	19	2	17	0	2	1.000	.963	1.28	2.02	0.61	1.99	3	3	2	40.0	47.4	0
1949	29	NYY	AL	P	32	30	12	196.0	29	7	19	3	4	.897	.962	1.19	2.12	0.81	2.09	4	11	6	35.3	47.1	0
1950	30	NYY	AL	P	31	31	10	203.1	32	9	23	0	2	*1.000*	.950	1.42	2.03	1.03	1.99	3	2	3	60.0		0	AS
1951	31	2TM	AL	P	28	20	7	143.2	27	6	20	1	2	.963	.953	1.63	2.07	0.93	2.06	4	10	6	37.5	45.1	0
1951	31	NYY	AL	P	9	3	0	21.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	.953	1.29	2.06	0.33	2.06	2	1	2	66.7	45.0	0
1951	31	SLB	AL	P	19	17	7	122.2	24	5	18	1	2	.958	.953	1.69	2.07	1.21	2.06	2	9	4	30.8	45.1	0
1952	32	SLB	AL	P	29	24	14	196.0	27	10	15	2	1	.926	.966	1.15	2.10	0.86	2.10	5	6	7	53.8	45.3	0
1953	33	2TM	AL	P	12	11	2	49.2	17	4	11	2	0	.882	.957	2.72	1.96	1.25	1.93	0	2	1	33.3	49.7	0
1953	33	CHW	AL	P	6	6	0	16.0	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	.957	3.38	1.97	1.00	1.93	0	0	0			0
1953	33	WSH	AL	P	6	5	2	33.2	11	1	8	2	0	.818	.957	2.41	1.95	1.50	1.93	0	2	1	33.3	49.7	0
1954	34	NYY	AL	P	5	5	4	40.0	9	0	8	1	1	.889	.959	1.80	2.00	1.60	2.00	0	1	0	0.0	48.0	0
1955	35	NYY	AL	P	27	22	9	160.0	28	4	22	2	3	.929	.956	1.46	1.99	0.96	1.97	3	4	7	63.6	46.2	0	MVP-14
1956	36	NYY	AL	P	37	8	1	109.2	27	8	18	1	4	.963	.950	2.13	1.92	0.70	1.91	0	2	4	66.7	44.3	0
1957	37	NYY	AL	P	30	4	1	84.2	16	6	9	1	0	.938	.963	1.59	1.99	0.50	2.00	3	7	3	30.0	47.3	0
13 Yrs					281	170	65	1361.2	246	59	173	14	19	.943	.957	1.53	2.04	0.83	2.02	28	54	41	43.2	39.9	0

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1949	29	NYY	WS	P	1	1	3.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0

1955	35	NYY	WS	P	2	2	14.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.26	1.00	0	1	100.0
1956	36	NYY	WS	P	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0
1957	37	NYY	WS	P	2	0	3.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0
4 Yrs					6	3	21.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.84	0.33	0	1	100.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tommy Byrne born?

Tommy Byrne was born on December 31, 1919.

Where was Tommy Byrne born?

Tommy Byrne was born in Baltimore, MD.

How tall was Tommy Byrne?

Tommy Byrne was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Tommy Byrne weigh when playing?

Tommy Byrne weighed 182 lbs (82 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tommy Byrne play?

Tommy Byrne played 13 seasons.

Is Tommy Byrne in the Hall of Fame?

Tommy Byrne has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Tommy Byrne play?

Tommy Byrne was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Tommy Byrne have?

Tommy Byrne had 766 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Tommy Byrne played for?

Tommy Byrne played for 4 teams; the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Washington Nationals.

How many World Series has Tommy Byrne won?

Tommy Byrne won 4 World Series.

When did Tommy Byrne retire?

Tommy Byrne last played in 1957.

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