Tom Underwood Trades and Transactions

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

"He's (Tom Underwood) got a sneaky, sinking fastball and that's excellent for our club because it means there'll be a lot of balls hit on the ground. And he throws strikes and he works fast." - Philadelphia Phillies Catcher Bob Boone in Baseball Digest (Bill Lyon, 'Tom Underwood: A New Super Pitcher in the Making,' September 1975, Page 47)

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Tom Underwood

Tom Underwood Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#97)

Tom Underwood Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#97)
 

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Birth Name:   Thomas Gerald Underwood
Nickname:   Tom
Born On:   12-22-1953  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kokomo, Indiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-22-2010
Place of Death Data Died In:   West Palm Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   Kokomo High School (Kokomo, IN)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   08-19-1974 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-23-1984
Draft:   1972 : 2nd Round (27th)
Tom Underwood

Trades & Transactions

06-06-1972: Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round — free-agent draft.
06-15-1977: Traded by Philadelphia Phillies (with Dane Iorg and Rick Bosetti) to St. Louis Cardinals for Bake McBride and Steve Waterbury.
12-06-1977: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals (with Victor Cruz) to Toronto Blue Jays for Pete Vuckovich and John Scott.
11-01-1979: Traded by Toronto Blue Jays (with Rick Cerone and Ted Wilborn) to New York Yankees for Chris Chambliss, Damaso Garcia and Paul Mirabella.
05-20-1981: Traded by New York Yankees (with Jim Spencer) to Oakland Athletics for Dave Revering and Mike Patterson.
11-07-1983: Granted free agency.
02-07-1984: Signed by Baltimore Orioles.
10-02-1984: Released by Baltimore Orioles.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

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