Tom Waddell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: September 17, 1958 in Dundee, United Kingdom gb

Died: September 14, 2019 in Tucson, AZ

School: Manhattan College (New York, NY)

Debut: April 15, 1984 (Age 25-211d, 14,881st in major league history)
vs. BAL 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 20, 1987 (Age 28-215d)
vs. TOR 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Thomas David Waddell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

ERA

4.30

113

215.1

118

WHIP

1.217

Summary of 33 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 7 go ahead

1 Tm
CLE	33

Platoon
vs RHB	18
vs LHB	15

Home/Road
Home	20
Away	13

Outs
1	13
2	11
0	9

12 Opps
TOR	6
BAL	5
SEA	3
NYY	3
DET	3
MIL	3
CHW	3
OAK	2
BOS	2
MIN	1
TEX	1
CAL	1

28 Batters
Jim Gantner	2
Don Baylor	2
Mike Young	2
George Bell	2
Ernie Whitt	2
Kent Hrbek	1
Chet Lemon	1
Larry Herndon	1
Larry Sheets	1
Rich Gedman	1
Ray Knight	1
Omar Moreno	1
Scott Fletcher	1
Alvin Davis	1
Ted Simmons	1
Jeff Burroughs	1
Tim Hulett	1
Lance Parrish	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Greg Luzinski	1
Oddibe McDowell	1
Mike Brown	1
Dwayne Murphy	1
Gorman Thomas	1
Dámaso García	1
Jim Presley	1
Dwight Evans	1
Lloyd Moseby	1

9 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	20
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	3
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	18
1--	5
-2-	4
12-	2
--3	2
-23	2

52 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	18
1 on	11
2 on	4
Any on	15

Inning
1	2
2	1
3	1
5	2
6	5
7	7
8	10
9	5

1-3	4
4-6	7
7-end	22

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

Ahead	8
Tied	4
Behind	21

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
DH	6
CF	5
3B	5
RF	4
C	3
1B	2
PH/DH	2
LF	2
SS	2
PH	1
2B	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1984-05-05	Chet Lemon	DET	@	CLE	ahead 5-4	t 8	0	---	1	6	8	12%	87%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1984-05-15	Rich Gedman	BOS	@	CLE	behind 4-5	t 7	1	---	1	9	PH	20%	46%		Home Run
3	3	3	1	1984-05-23	Dwight Evans	BOS		CLE	behind 1-2	b 7	0	-23	3	2	9	23%	89%		Home Run; J. Gutiérrez Scores; W. Boggs Scores
4	4	4	1	1984-06-03	Mike Brown	CAL	@	CLE	ahead 5-3	t 7	2	-2-	2	5	9	13%	93%		Home Run; F. Lynn Scores
5	5	5	1	1984-06-12	Jeff Burroughs	OAK		CLE	behind 3-11	b 8	0	---	1	4	PH/DH	0%	0%		Home Run
6	6	6	1	1984-07-05	Greg Luzinski	CHW		CLE	behind 3-6	b 6	1	---	1	6	DH	9%	23%		Home Run
7	7	7	2	1984-07-05	Scott Fletcher	CHW		CLE	behind 4-6	b 6	2	---	1	8	6	13%	33%		Home Run
8	8	8	1	1984-08-04	Don Baylor	NYY		CLE	ahead 5-4	b 7	1	1--	2	4	DH	14%	94%		Home Run; B. Meacham Scores
9	9	9	2	1984-08-04	Omar Moreno	NYY		CLE	ahead 7-4	b 8	2	---	1	9	8	2%	99%		Home Run
10	10	10	1	1984-08-08	Mike Young	BAL	@	CLE	behind 2-3	t 5	0	-23	3	2	9	19%	75%		Home Run; R. Dempsey Scores; A. Bumbry Scores
11	11	11	1	1984-08-14 (2)	George Bell	TOR	@	CLE	tied 5-5	t 8	0	---	1	5	PH/DH	25%	75%		Home Run
12	12	12	2	1984-08-14 (2)	Dámaso García	TOR	@	CLE	ahead 6-5	t 8	1	1--	2	8	4	18%	92%		Home Run; G. Iorg Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1985-04-16	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	@	CLE	behind 0-5	t 8	1	1--	2	3	6	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Gross Scores
14	14	2	2	1985-04-16	Larry Sheets	BAL	@	CLE	behind 2-6	t 9	0	---	1	7	9	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	3	1	1985-04-24	Larry Herndon	DET	@	CLE	behind 2-6	t 8	1	-2-	2	5	7	6%	10%		Home Run; K. Gibson Scores
16	16	4	1	1985-05-25	Ernie Whitt	TOR	@	CLE	ahead 9-7	t 9	1	---	1	7	2	5%	96%		Home Run
17	17	5	1	1985-06-16 (1)	Dwayne Murphy	OAK	@	CLE	behind 1-2	t 9	1	1--	2	6	8	65%	82%		Home Run; M. Davis Scores
18	18	6	1	1985-07-05	Tim Hulett	CHW	@	CLE	ahead 5-0	t 9	1	12-	3	8	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Cangelosi Scores; C. Fisk Scores
19	19	7	1	1985-07-23	Oddibe McDowell	TEX		CLE	ahead 7-4	b 8	2	---	1	1	8	2%	99%		Home Run
20	20	8	1	1985-07-31	Don Baylor	NYY	@	CLE	behind 1-3	t 7	0	---	1	6	DH	12%	31%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	9	1	1985-08-03	Mike Young	BAL	@	CLE	behind 2-10	t 8	2	-2-	2	7	DH	0%	0%		Home Run; F. Lynn Scores
22	22	10	1	1985-08-09	Lance Parrish	DET	@	CLE	tied 0-0	t 3	2	--3	2	4	2	20%	68%		Home Run; L. Whitaker Scores
23	23	11	1	1985-08-19	Ernie Whitt	TOR	@	CLE	behind 1-4	t 8	0	---	1	7	2	7%	14%		Home Run
24	24	12	2	1985-08-19	George Bell	TOR	@	CLE	behind 2-5	t 9	1	---	1	4	7	2%	4%		Home Run
25	25	13	1	1985-08-25 (1)	Jim Gantner	MIL	@	CLE	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	8	5	11%	57%		Home Run
26	26	14	1	1985-08-30	Ted Simmons	MIL		CLE	behind 0-3	b 6	1	12-	3	4	DH	33%	54%		Home Run; E. Riles Scores; C. Cooper Scores
27	27	15	2	1985-08-30	Jim Gantner	MIL		CLE	tied 3-3	b 7	1	---	1	8	5	22%	77%		Home Run
28	28	16	1	1985-09-04	Lloyd Moseby	TOR		CLE	behind 1-3	b 5	1	1--	2	2	8	24%	54%		Home Run; T. Fernández Scores
29	29	17	1	1985-09-09	Gorman Thomas	SEA		CLE	behind 0-3	b 1	2	--3	2	4	DH	15%	41%		Home Run; P. Bradley Scores
30	30	18	2	1985-09-09	Jim Presley	SEA		CLE	behind 2-3	b 1	2	---	1	5	5	10%	51%		Home Run
31	31	19	3	1985-09-09	Alvin Davis	SEA		CLE	behind 4-7	b 6	0	---	1	3	3	10%	26%		Home Run
32	32	20	1	1985-09-14 (1)	Kent Hrbek	MIN	@	CLE	behind 2-9	t 6	2	---	1	3	3	1%	2%		Home Run
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1987-04-10	Ray Knight	BAL	@	CLE	behind 6-9	t 7	2	-2-	2	6	5	15%	24%		Home Run; E. Murray Scores