Tom Cheney (baseball)
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Born: October 14, 1934 Morgan, Georgia |
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Died: November 1, 2001 (aged 67) Rome, Georgia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 21, 1957, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| May 9, 1966, for the Washington Senators | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 19–29 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.77 | ||
| Strikeouts | 345 | ||
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Thomas Edgar Cheney (October 14, 1934 – November 1, 2001) was a Major League Baseball player. Cheney, a right-handed pitcher from Morgan, Georgia, played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1957, 1959), Pittsburgh Pirates, (1960–1961), and the Washington Senators (1961–1964, 1966) during his 8-year major league career. Tom Cheney is most notable for striking out the highest number of batters in a single MLB game. He did so on September 12, 1962, when as a Senator, he struck out 21 Baltimore Orioles in 16 innings en route to a 2-1 victory.
Cheney was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals prior to the start of the 1952 baseball season. After spending a few years in the minor leagues, he was called up by the Cardinals in 1957, and made his Major League Baseball debut with the team on April 21, 1957. Cheney pitched in four games during the season, starting in three of them. He posted an 0–1 record with a 15.00 earned run average in 9 innings of work, giving up 6 hits, while walking 15 batters and striking out 10.
The following year, 1958, Cheney did not play in baseball, as he was serving in the United States military. Cheney returned to baseball for the 1959 season with the Cardinals, primarily serving as a relief pitcher in the 11 games he pitched during the season. Cheney again had issues with his control and accuracy. He walked 11 men in just 11⅔ innings of work. He was 0-1 for the season, with a 6.92 ERA, along with giving up 17 hits and striking out 8 batters. On December 21, 1959, in the midst of the off-season, Cheney was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with his teammate, outfielder Gino Cimoli, to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for relief pitcher Ron Kline.
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