Tommy Byrne Trades and Transactions

The Tommy Byrne trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Tommy Byrne has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"The slow-working southpaw and $10,000 Yankee bonus baby sometimes enjoyed informing batters what pitch was coming. Good thing, since he led the league in hit batsmen five times. He paced the AL in walks in 1949, '50, and '51, but triumphed despite his wildness, thrice winning 15 or more and leading the league with a .762 winning percentage (16-5) in 1955. A fine hitter who manager Joe McCarthy tried to talk into converting to first base, Byrne amassed 14 homers and pinch hit 80 times." - Former SABR Director Tom Jozwik on BaseballLibrary.com

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Tommy Byrne

Tommy Byrne Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#123)

Tommy Byrne Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#123)
 

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Birth Name:   Thomas Joseph Byrne
Nickname:   The Wildman or Tommy
Born On:   12-31-1919  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Baltimore, Maryland
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-20-2007
Place of Death Data Died In:   Wake Forest, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Wake Forest Cemetery, Wake Forest, North Carolina
High School:   City College High School (Baltimore, MD)
College:   Wake Forest College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   182
First Game:   04-27-1943 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-21-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable
Tommy Byrne

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1940: Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees.
06-15-1951: Traded by New York Yankees to St. Louis Browns for Stubby Overmire.
10-16-1952: Traded by St. Louis Browns (with Joe DeMaestri) to Chicago White Sox for Hank Edwards and Willy Miranda.
06-11-1953: Sold by Chicago White Sox to Washington Senators.
08-02-1953: Released by Washington Senators.
08-02-1953: Signed by Chicago White Sox.
12-09-1953: Traded by Chicago White Sox to Seattle (PCL) for Gordon Goldsberry.
09-03-1954: Sold by Seattle (PCL) to New York Yankees.


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