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Cesar Cedeno League
7-16-2074
Ham Odom Relief Pitcher
Retired (1967, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.26 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 31-33 Status Deceased (2001) Option Years 0  
SV 66 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 05-29-1931
K 455 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(67 games)
IP 795.2
WHIP 1.64
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L D  Endurance D-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val D+
Speed C- Bunt B  Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1953 NYN
3
 2
14
0
0
0
1
 0
14.1
 24 20 19 0 8
8
2.23
11.93
1954 NYN
2
 2
11
0
0
0
1
 0
8.1
 15 12 11 1 5
6
2.40
11.88
1955 NYN
1
 1
21
0
0
0
3
 0
19.0
 25 15 14 1 14
9
2.05
6.63
1956 NYN
1
 0
7
0
0
0
0
 0
6.2
 5 6 6 0 7
5
1.80
8.10
1957 NYN-PIT
0
 3
74
0
0
0
0
 0
64.0
 112 72 69 0 34
34
2.28
9.70
1958 PIT
2
 3
105
0
0
0
0
 0
91.1
 114 74 70 0 42
45
1.71
6.90
1959 PIT
3
 1
92
0
0
0
0
 0
85.1
 84 45 43 3 32
57
1.36
4.54
1960 PIT
0
 2
90
0
0
0
1
 0
88.1
 105 67 65 3 47
43
1.72
6.62
1961 PIT
0
 3
41
0
0
0
31
 0
36.2
 41 24 23 2 16
18
1.55
5.65
1962 PIT
2
 4
42
0
0
0
27
 0
43.2
 44 19 18 0 17
30
1.40
3.71
1963 KC-DET
5
 1
52
1
0
0
1
 0
77.1
 90 54 48 0 31
49
1.56
5.59
1964 DET
4
 4
40
1
0
0
0
 0
70.1
 96 65 59 1 35
48
1.86
7.55
1965 DET
3
 0
36
0
0
0
0
 0
62.1
 70 40 40 0 23
39
1.49
5.78
1966 DET
2
 1
31
1
0
0
0
 0
69.2
 63 33 30 2 24
35
1.25
3.88
1967 DET
3
 6
51
0
0
0
1
 0
58.1
 61 38 38 1 24
29
1.46
5.86
2074
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
31
 33
707
3
0
0
66
 0
795.2
 949 584 553 14 359
455
1.64
6.26
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Ham Odom has retired from the Detroit Droogs
1963-04-08A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Blues and the Detroit Droogs. The Detroit Droogs receive Ham Odom from the Kansas City Blues in exchange for Jack Martin.
1957-05-27The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Steve Dukes to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Angelo Glazner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted George Barnicle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Billy Stapleton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Paul Preston to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Scott Green to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Rich Harden to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Larry Layne for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Fred Saberhagen for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Frank Burgess to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Kevin Ohman for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Roman Phifer for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Dave Hoerst for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Antonio Armas for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Francis Borgia for assignment.
1957-05-27A trade has been completed between the New York Crush and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Paul Preston, Ham Odom, Wayne Oldring, Tom Richmond, Ron Perkowski, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 5 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 4 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (NYN) from the New York Crush in exchange for Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (PIT).
1956-10-03The New York Crush have sent Paul Preston to the minors. The New York Crush have sent George Marshall to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Ham Odom to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Oscar Hall to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Pop Kelley to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Lorenzo Schaffernoth to the minors.
1956-09-22The New York Crush have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team.
1955-10-03The New York Crush have sent Ham Odom to the minors.
1955-08-06The New York Crush have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team. The New York Crush have designated Frosty Thompson for assignment.
1955-08-05The New York Crush have demoted Ham Odom to the minor leagues.
1955-07-12The New York Crush have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team.
1954-09-29The New York Crush have sent Joe Wynan to the minors. The New York Crush have sent Ham Odom to the minors.
1954-09-17The New York Crush have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team.
1954-06-15The New York Crush have promoted Dave Starsky to the major league team. The New York Crush have sent Ham Odom to the minors.
1954-06-07The New York Crush have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team. The New York Crush have promoted Tom Browning to the major league team. The New York Crush have sent Dave Starsky to the minors. The New York Crush have sent George Custer to the minors.
1953-08-25The New York Crush have promoted Dave Starsky to the major league team. The New York Crush have sent Ham Odom to the minors.
1953-07-25The New York Crush have promoted Ham Odom to the major league team. The New York Crush have sent Dave Starsky to the minors.