Tom Urbani

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: January 21, 1968 in Santa Cruz, CA us

Died: September 28, 2022 in Santa Cruz, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 33rd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Harbor HS (Santa Cruz, CA), the Texas Rangers in the 34th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cabrillo College (Aptos, CA), the Minnesota Twins in the 29th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA).

High School: Harbor HS (Santa Cruz, CA)

Schools: Cabrillo College (Aptos, CA), California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)

Debut: April 21, 1993 (Age 25-090d, 16,279th in major league history)
vs. COL 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: August 4, 1996 (Age 28-196d)
vs. SEA 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Thomas James Urbani

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.98

260.1

149

WHIP

1.544

Summary of 38 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 11 go ahead

2 Tms
STL	30
DET	8

Platoon
vs RHB	33
vs LHB	5

Home/Road
Home	20
Away	18

Outs
0	17
1	13
2	8

14 Opps
PIT	5
COL	4
SFG	4
NYY	4
NYM	3
ATL	3
OAK	3
PHI	2
LAD	2
MON	2
FLA	2
HOU	2
BOS	1
CHC	1

35 Batters
Bernie Williams	2
Fred McGriff	2
Sean Berry	2
Chris James	1
Tino Martinez	1
Andrés Galarraga	1
Al Martin	1
Steve Scarsone	1
Greg Colbrunn	1
Carlos García	1
Tim Bogar	1
Tony Batista	1
Gary Sheffield	1
Steve Pegues	1
Pete Incaviglia	1
Ellis Burks	1
Marquis Grissom	1
Orlando Merced	1
José Hernández	1
Jayhawk Owens	1
Mike Stanley	1
Matt Williams	1
Dante Bichette	1
Matt Howard	1
Bobby Bonilla	1
Ernie Young	1
Kirt Manwaring	1
Mark Carreon	1
Eric Karros	1
Craig Biggio	1
Gerónimo Berroa	1
Charlie Hayes	1
Jay Bell	1
Jeromy Burnitz	1
Tim Wallach	1

12 Parks
Busch Stad (STL)	13
Tiger Stad (DET)	7
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	4
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	3
SunLife Stad (MIA)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
7	15
8	7
9	6
78	6
89	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	12
4	6
3	6
2	5
5	5
6	3
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19
2·HR gms	6
4·HR gms	1
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	21
1--	7
12-	3
--3	3
123	1
-23	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

62 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	21
1 on	11
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	17

Inning
1	2
2	4
3	10
4	4
5	8
6	6
7	1
8	3

1-3	16
4-6	18
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+1	3
Tied	10
-1	6
-2	2
-3	4
-4..	5

Ahead	11
Tied	10
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	12
1-1	5
2-1	5
3-2	4
1-0	4
2-2	3
1-2	2
0-2	1
3-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	8
1B	7
RF	6
CF	5
2B	4
C	3
LF	3
SS	2

OrderPos
4th	8
5th	6
6th	6
1st	5
2nd	5
3rd	2
7th	2
9th	2
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1993-04-21	Dante Bichette	COL	@	STL	ahead 8-0	t 8	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Hayes Scores; A. Galarraga Scores
2	2	2	1	1993-04-27	Chris James	HOU		STL	ahead 6-2	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	6	9	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
3	3	3	1	1993-08-27	Tim Wallach	LAD		STL	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	6	5	12%	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
4	4	4	1	1993-09-27	Jeromy Burnitz	NYM		STL	behind 1-2	b 6	1	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	7	9	25%	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Saunders Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1994-04-25	Andrés Galarraga	COL	@	STL	behind 3-6	t 5	1	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	4	3	26%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball); W. Weiss Scores; H. Johnson Scores
6	6	2	2	1994-04-25	Ellis Burks	COL	@	STL	tied 6-6	t 5	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	6	8	15%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
7	7	3	1	1994-05-12	José Hernández	CHC	@	STL	behind 1-5	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	5	5%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
8	8	4	1	1994-05-23	Pete Incaviglia	PHI	@	STL	ahead 3-2	t 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	11%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	5	1	1994-06-01	Eric Karros	LAD		STL	ahead 4-0	b 5	1	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	6	3	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Snyder Scores
10	10	6	1	1994-06-05	Matt Williams	SFG	@	STL	ahead 6-1	t 4	1	---	5,(2-2) >B.CSBX	1	4	5	3%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	7	1	1994-07-27	Bobby Bonilla	NYM	@	STL	behind 0-2	t 4	0	1--	4,(2-1) 1FBBX	2	4	5	19%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); R. Brogna Scores
12	12	8	2	1994-07-27	Tim Bogar	NYM	@	STL	behind 2-4	t 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	1	6	29%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); L. Rivera Scores
13	13	9	1	1994-08-02	Sean Berry	MON		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	4,(2-1) BBC>X	2	2	5	15%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Grissom Scores
14	14	10	1	1994-08-07	Carlos García	PIT		STL	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	4	11%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
15	15	11	1	1994-08-11	Gary Sheffield	FLA		STL	behind 0-3	b 4	1	--3	4,(1-2) SBFX	2	3	9	14%	40%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Browne Scores
16	16	12	2	1994-08-11	Greg Colbrunn	FLA		STL	behind 4-7	b 6	0	--3	5,(2-2) BCBFX	2	5	3	14%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Conine Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1995-05-05	Craig Biggio	HOU	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	10%	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
18	18	2	1	1995-05-21	Kirt Manwaring	SFG		STL	behind 1-2	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	11%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	3	2	1995-05-21	Steve Scarsone	SFG		STL	tied 2-2	b 3	0	---	8,(3-2) SCBBFFBX	1	2	4	12%	67%		Home Run (Line Drive)
20	20	4	1	1995-06-17	Mark Carreon	SFG	@	STL	tied 1-1	t 4	0	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	5	3	19%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball); G. Hill Scores
21	21	5	1	1995-06-25	Charlie Hayes	PHI	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	12-	3,(1-1) FBX	3	4	5	24%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Duncan Scores; T. Marsh Scores
22	22	6	1	1995-07-05	Sean Berry	MON	@	STL	behind 0-1	t 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	5	16%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
23	23	7	1	1995-07-13	Steve Pegues	PIT		STL	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	7	16%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. King Scores
24	24	8	2	1995-07-13	Orlando Merced	PIT		STL	ahead 5-4	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	10%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	9	1	1995-08-27	Jayhawk Owens	COL		STL	behind 3-9	b 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Weiss Scores
26	26	10	1	1995-09-05	Fred McGriff	ATL		STL	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	10%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
27	27	11	1	1995-09-19	Al Martin	PIT		STL	ahead 8-1	b 5	2	-23	6,(3-2) ..BBCCB.X	3	2	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Wagner Scores; J. Wehner Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1996-04-05	Marquis Grissom	ATL		STL	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	1	8	11%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	2	2	1996-04-05	Fred McGriff	ATL		STL	tied 1-1	b 3	1	1--	3,(1-1) 1BSX	2	4	3	18%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Blauser Scores
30	30	3	1	1996-04-16	Jay Bell	PIT	@	STL	ahead 8-0	t 6	0	123	5,(3-1) BBBCX	4	5	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Martin Scores; J. King Scores; O. Merced Scores
31	31	4	1	1996-06-08	Bernie Williams	NYY	@	DET	behind 1-4	t 3	2	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	4	8	7%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	5	2	1996-06-08	Matt Howard	NYY	@	DET	behind 2-8	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	3%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
33	33	6	3	1996-06-08	Bernie Williams	NYY	@	DET	behind 3-8	t 5	1	---	5,(1-2) BFCFX	1	4	8	4%	10%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
34	34	7	4	1996-06-08	Tino Martinez	NYY	@	DET	behind 4-8	t 5	1	---	6,(3-2) BCSBBX	1	5	3	6%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
35	35	8	1	1996-06-18	Tony Batista	OAK	@	DET	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	5	10%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
36	36	9	2	1996-06-18	Gerónimo Berroa	OAK	@	DET	tied 1-1	t 3	2	1-3	6,(3-2) BBSF1BX	3	3	9	25%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Young Scores; R. Bournigal Scores
37	37	10	3	1996-06-18	Ernie Young	OAK	@	DET	ahead 4-1	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	6%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
38	38	11	1	1996-06-29	Mike Stanley	BOS		DET	ahead 12-6	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) FBBCX	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball)