Tom Cheney

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: October 14, 1934 in Morgan, GA us

Died: November 1, 2001 in Rome, GA

Buried: Morgan Cemetery, Morgan, GA

School: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Tifton, GA)

Debut: April 21, 1957 (Age 22-189d, 11,433rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 4.0 IP, 2 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 9, 1966 (Age 31-207d)
vs. CAL 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Thomas Edgar Cheney

Pronunciation: \CHAIN-ee\

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1960 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.2

ERA

3.77

115

466.0

345

WHIP

1.345

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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
1952	17	STL-min	D	0	1	.000	27.00	1						0.1	2	1	1		0									6.000	54.0		0.0			ABY GAFL
1953	18	STL-min	D	9	12	.429	3.61	35	19		8	3		172.0	147	96	69	6	85		122	10	3	5				1.349	7.7	0.3	4.4	6.4	1.44	ABY GAFL
1954	19	STL-min	C	12	11	.522	3.86	32	27		14	4		203.0	182	112	87	11	122		207	3	0	8				1.498	8.1	0.5	5.4	9.2	1.70	FRE CALL
1955	20	STL-min	A,AAA	14	12	.538	3.25	31	28		13	3		227.0	199	99	82	12	100		153	6	0	5				1.317	7.9	0.5	4.0	6.1	1.53	CBS,OMA SALL,AA
1956	21	STL-min	AAA	10	5	.667	2.93	29	22		10	3		169.0	150	65	55	18	64	1	122	2	0	0				1.266	8.0	1.0	3.4	6.5	1.91	OMA AA
1957	22	STL-min	AAA	14	8	.636	2.62	25	24		16	2		182.0	151	60	53	9	61	3	175	2	1	3				1.165	7.5	0.4	3.0	8.7	2.87	OMA AA
1957	22	STL	NL	0	1	.000	5.00	4	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	6	6	5	0	15	0	10	0	0	0	44	83	5.23	2.333	6.0	0.0	15.0	10.0	0.67
1958			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1959	24	STL-min	AAA	5	6	.455	4.38	14	12		3	1		76.0	69	44	37	3	48	3	56	1	0	3				1.539	8.2	0.4	5.7	6.6	1.17	OMA AA
1959	24	STL	NL	0	1	.000	6.94	11	2	5	0	0	0	11.2	17	9	9	2	11	2	8	2	0	1	63	63	6.74	2.400	13.1	1.5	8.5	6.2	0.73
1960	25	PIT-min	AAA	4	8	.333	3.16	15	15		6	0		111.0	79	45	39	8	47	1	115	3	0	2				1.135	6.4	0.6	3.8	9.3	2.45	CLB IL
1960	25	PIT	NL	2	2	.500	3.98	11	8	0	1	1	0	52.0	44	25	23	5	33	0	35	0	0	1	221	95	4.33	1.481	7.6	0.9	5.7	6.1	1.06
1961	26	PIT-min	AAA	6	2	.750	3.20	9	9		3	1		59.0	49	23	21	6	19	1	59	2	1	2				1.153	7.5	0.9	2.9	9.0	3.11	CLB IL
1961	26	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	10.01	11	7	2	0	0	0	29.2	33	35	33	9	30	0	20	0	0	4	149	40	8.20	2.124	10.0	2.7	9.1	6.1	0.67
1961	26	PIT	NL	0	0		inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	5	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	6	4							0.00
1961	26	WSA	AL	1	3	.250	8.80	10	7	2	0	0	0	29.2	32	30	29	8	26	0	20	0	0	3	143	45	7.36	1.955	9.7	2.4	7.9	6.1	0.77
1962	27	WSA	AL	7	9	.438	3.17	37	23	7	4	3	1	173.1	134	68	61	12	97	0	147	2	0	6	738	128	3.53	1.333	7.0	0.6	5.0	7.6	1.52
1963	28	WSA	AL	8	9	.471	2.71	23	21	1	7	4	0	136.1	99	51	41	14	40	3	97	1	0	0	542	139	3.29	1.020	6.5	0.9	2.6	6.4	2.43
1964	29	WSA	AL	1	3	.250	3.70	15	6	4	1	0	1	48.2	45	26	20	10	13	1	25	0	0	2	199	102	5.05	1.192	8.3	1.8	2.4	4.6	1.92

1966	31	WSA-min	AA,AAA	2	4	.333	6.11	22	2		0	0		53.0	55	45	36	10	41	1	48	4	0	6				1.811	9.3	1.7	7.0	8.2	1.17	YOR,HAW EL,PCL
1966	31	WSA	AL	0	1	.000	5.06	3	1	2	0	0	0	5.1	4	4	3	1	6	0	3	1	0	1	25	74	7.80	1.875	6.8	1.7	10.1	5.1	0.50
8 Yrs				19	29	.396	3.77	115	71	21	13	8	2	466.0	382	224	195	53	245	6	345	6	0	15	1981	104	4.17	1.345	7.4	1.0	4.7	6.7	1.41
162 Game Avg.				7	11	.396	3.77	42	26	8	5	3	1	170	140	82	71	19	90	2	126	2	0	5	724	104	4.17	1.345	7.4	1.0	4.7	6.7	1.41

WSA (5 yrs)				17	25	.405	3.52	88	58	16	12	7	2	393.1	314	179	154	45	182	4	292	4	0	12	1647	111	3.98	1.261	7.2	1.0	4.2	6.7	1.60
PIT (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	4.67	12	8	0	1	1	0	52.0	45	30	27	6	37	0	35	0	0	2	227	82	4.33	1.577	7.8	1.0	6.4	6.1	0.95
STL (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	6.10	15	5	5	0	0	0	20.2	23	15	14	2	26	2	18	2	0	1	107	70	6.09	2.371	10.0	0.9	11.3	7.8	0.69

AL (5 yrs)				17	25	.405	3.52	88	58	16	12	7	2	393.1	314	179	154	45	182	4	292	4	0	12	1647	111	3.98	1.261	7.2	1.0	4.2	6.7	1.60
NL (4 yrs)				2	4	.333	5.08	27	13	5	1	1	0	72.2	68	45	41	8	63	2	53	2	0	3	334	78	4.83	1.803	8.4	1.0	7.8	6.6	0.84

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