Tom Poholsky
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 26, 1929 Detroit, Michigan | |||
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Died: January 6, 2001 (aged 71) Kirkwood, Missouri | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 20, 1950, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| September 11, 1957, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-Loss record | 31–52 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.93 | ||
| Innings | 753⅔ | ||
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Thomas George Poholsky (August 26, 1929 – January 6, 2001) was an American professional baseball player, and a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1950–1957.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Poholsky appeared in 159 games, 104 as a starting pitcher, for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. A right-hander, he stood 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). He never had a winning season in the Majors, but had a stellar minor league baseball career, posting 16–3 and 18–6 seasons in the Cardinals' farm system and compiling an overall minor league record of 80–54 (.597). As a minor leaguer with the Rochester Red Wings, he won the International League Most Valuable Player Award in 1950.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Tom Poholsky at Find a Grave
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