Tommy Bridges

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 155lb (178cm, 70kg)

Born: December 28, 1906 in Gordonsville, TN us

Died: April 19, 1968 in Nashville, TN

Buried: Ridgewood Cemetery, Carthage, TN

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Last Game: July 20, 1946 (Age 39-204d)
vs. PHA 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.4

194

138

ERA

3.57

424

362

2826.1

1674

WHIP

1.368

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1929	22	-1.8	Wheeling	MATL	C		10	3	.769	3.14	3.56	21						129.0	92	51	45		65							1.217	6.4		4.5
1930	23	-1.8	Evansville	IIIL	B		7	8	.467	2.96	4.24	20						140.0	102	66	46		85							1.336	6.6		5.5
1930	23	-5.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	2	.600	4.06	4.30	8	5	2	2	0	0	37.2	28	18	17	4	23	0	17	0	0	0	158	1.354	6.7	1.0	5.5	4.1	0.74
1931	24	-4.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	8	16	.333	4.99	6.24	35	23	8	8	2	0	173.0	182	120	96	13	108	3	105	0	1	9	809	1.676	9.5	0.7	5.6	5.5	0.97
1932	25	-3.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	14	12	.538	3.36	4.25	34	26	7	10	4	1	201.0	174	95	75	14	119	2	108	1	1	6	881	1.458	7.8	0.6	5.3	4.8	0.91
1933	26	-2.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	14	12	.538	3.09	3.94	33	28	4	17	2	2	233.0	192	102	80	8	110	4	120	6	1	2	984	1.296	7.4	0.3	4.2	4.6	1.09
1934	27	-1.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	22	11	.667	3.67	3.83	36	35	1	23	3	1	275.0	249	117	112	16	104	1	151	3	0	3	1153	1.284	8.1	0.5	3.4	4.9	1.45
1935	28	-0.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	21	10	.677	3.51	4.23	36	34	1	23	4	1	274.1	277	129	107	22	113	5	163	3	1	5	1195	1.422	9.1	0.7	3.7	5.3	1.44
1936	29	0.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	23	11	.676	3.60	4.31	39	38	1	26	5	0	294.2	289	141	118	21	115	6	175	5	1	6	1272	1.371	8.8	0.6	3.5	5.3	1.52
1937	30	1.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	15	12	.556	4.07	4.73	34	31	2	18	3	0	245.1	267	129	111	15	91	2	138	3	1	4	1076	1.459	9.8	0.6	3.3	5.1	1.52
1938	31	2.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	13	9	.591	4.59	4.95	25	20	4	13	0	1	151.0	171	83	77	14	58	1	101	2	1	2	665	1.517	10.2	0.8	3.5	6.0	1.74
1939	32	3.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	7	.708	3.50	3.95	29	26	2	16	2	2	198.0	186	87	77	11	61	2	129	6	0	4	840	1.247	8.5	0.5	2.8	5.9	2.11
1940	33	4.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	12	9	.571	3.37	4.05	29	28	1	12	2	0	197.2	171	89	74	11	88	1	133	0	0	5	843	1.310	7.8	0.5	4.0	6.1	1.51
1941	34	5.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	9	12	.429	3.41	4.02	25	22	2	10	1	0	147.2	128	66	56	10	70	4	90	1	1	2	630	1.341	7.8	0.6	4.3	5.5	1.29
1942	35	6.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	9	7	.563	2.74	3.41	23	22	1	11	2	1	174.0	164	66	53	6	61	2	97	4	0	5	742	1.293	8.5	0.3	3.2	5.0	1.59
1943	36	6.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	12	7	.632	2.39	2.68	25	22	3	11	3	0	191.2	159	57	51	9	61	2	124	0	0	3	774	1.148	7.5	0.4	2.9	5.8	2.03

1945	38	8.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	0	1.000	3.27	4.91	4	1	2	0	0	0	11.0	14	6	4	2	2	0	6	0	0	2	48	1.455	11.5	1.6	1.6	4.9	3.00
1946	39	9.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	1	.500	5.91	6.75	9	1	6	0	0	1	21.1	24	16	14	5	8	0	17	1	0	1	95	1.500	10.1	2.1	3.4	7.2	2.13
1947	40	9.3	Portland	PCL	AAA		7	3	.700	1.64	2.51	13			11	1		104.0	84	29	19		31		73	2	0	7		1.106	7.3		2.7	6.3	2.35
1948	41	10.0	Portland	PCL	AAA		15	11	.577	2.86	3.32	29			15	7		195.0	173	72	62		75		123	0	0	1		1.272	8.0		3.5	5.7	1.64
1949	42	11.6	Portland	PCL	AAA		11	11	.500	3.82	3.91	28			15	2		184.0	179	80	78		75		110	1	0	6		1.380	8.8		3.7	5.4	1.47
1950	43		2 Teams	PCL	AAA							11
1950	43	12.2	Seattle	PCL	AAA
1950	43	12.2	San Francisco	PCL	AAA
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		194	138	.584	3.57	4.21	424	362	47	200	33	10	2826.1	2675	1321	1122	181	1192	35	1674	35	8	59	12165	1.368	8.5	0.6	3.8	5.3	1.40
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		50	36				111			41	10		752.0	630	298	250		331		306	3	0	14
All Levels (21 Seasons)							244	174				535	362	47	241	43	10	3578.1	3305	1619	1372	181	1523	35	1980	38	8	73	12165

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		33	25				70			41	10		483.0	436	181	159		181		306	3	0	14
B (1 season)					Minors		7	8	.467	2.96	4.24	20						140.0	102	66	46		85							1.336	6.6		5.5
C (1 season)					Minors		10	3	.769	3.14	3.56	21						129.0	92	51	45		65							1.217	6.4		4.5