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Keller Stargell League
9-19-2025
Lieutenant Believer Parsons Relief Pitcher
Retired (1980, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.52 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 93-112 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
SV 11 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 07-18-1944
K 1085 Drafted Round 1, Pick 19
(1967)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(21 games)
IP 1548.2
WHIP 1.37
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D  Endurance C    Ldrship B 
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity C    Mentor Val A 
Speed D- Bunt D- Control A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
Notes: Led OAK in SVs: 1979 (10).
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1970 ARI
10
 21
36
36
2
1
0
 0
227.1
 260 146 129 4 81
144
1.50
5.11
1971 ARI
12
 16
36
36
3
0
0
 0
228.1
 249 138 129 2 72
158
1.41
5.08
1972 ARI
6
 22
33
33
2
0
0
 0
208.2
 229 132 122 3 65
148
1.41
5.26
1973 ARI
8
 16
29
29
3
1
0
 0
203.2
 200 102 87 1 52
152
1.24
3.84
1974 PHI
11
 5
61
4
1
0
0
 1
95.0
 100 46 40 2 24
66
1.31
3.79
1975 PHI-OAK
8
 7
71
0
0
0
0
 6
76.2
 77 35 31 0 20
70
1.27
3.64
1976 OAK
9
 8
29
19
0
0
0
 0
121.1
 125 56 53 0 28
82
1.26
3.93
1977 OAK
11
 4
23
23
1
0
0
 0
146.0
 158 74 69 1 44
94
1.38
4.25
1978 OAK
9
 9
25
25
0
0
0
 0
145.2
 164 83 78 0 59
98
1.53
4.82
1979 OAK
6
 3
51
0
0
0
10
 4
75.2
 65 29 26 4 24
56
1.18
3.09
1980 OAK
3
 1
15
0
0
0
1
 1
20.1
 22 13 13 0 6
17
1.38
5.75
2025
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
93
 112
409
205
12
2
11
 12
1548.2
 1649 854 777 17 475
1085
1.37
4.52
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Lieutenant Believer Parsons has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-07-20The Oakland Turtles have waived Lieutenant Believer Parsons.
1980-07-13The Oakland Turtles have designated Lieutenant Believer Parsons for assignment.
1976-04-13The Oakland Turtles have renamed Tom Parsons to Lieutenant Believer Parsons.
1975-08-14Trade #1373731 has been completed between the Oakland Turtles and the Philadelphia Atlantics. The Philadelphia Atlantics receive Shinji Goi, Draft Pick 1976 Round 1 OAK (Red Gagne) from the Oakland Turtles in exchange for Tom Parsons.
1975-08-11The Philadelphia Atlantics have placed Tom Parsons on the trade block.
1974-03-07Trade #1351862 has been completed between the Arizona D Backs and the Philadelphia Atlantics. The Philadelphia Atlantics receive Jiro Miwata, Tom Parsons from the Arizona D Backs in exchange for Ed Murray, Tom Ditmar.
1973-09-03Tom Parsons of the Arizona D Backs is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.