"After appearing in nine games for the Yankees in 1951, Tommy was traded to the St. Louis Browns. He was in a total of 28 games for the season. His record was 6 and 11.
Tommy began in organized baseball in 1940 with Newark. He has been plagued by wildness in his career."
-1952 Bowman No. 61
"Always bothered by wildness, Tommy seems to have found his control. The Wake Forest star won 15 games in 1949, pitching a 1-hit game that year, and 15 in 1950, striking out a total of 247 in two years. In June 1951, the Yankees traded him to the Browns. That year he was the only pitcher to hit a homer with the bases full.
A veteran of World War II, Tommy started in pro ball in 1940 and had a 17-4 record at Newark in 1942. After two trials, he made the Yankees in 1948."
-1952 Topps No. 241
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