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Wilbur Wood League
4-1-1980
Tom Sours Relief Pitcher
Retired (1968, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.44 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 151-105 Status Retired (1968) Option Years 0  
SV 148 Age 52 (OS 53) Date of Birth 05-27-1927
K 2016 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(137 games)
IP 2554.1
WHIP 1.24
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance C-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B-   Mentor Val B+
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm F  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1961 NYA
35
1062
234
36
11
25
81
 237
.622
.276
.346
.125
.220
1962 NYA-PIT
43
672
178
29
6
19
49
 122
.725
.314
.411
.146
.265
1963 PIT
53
205
48
5
1
2
23
 46
.608
.310
.298
.063
.234
1964 PIT
38
166
49
9
3
8
20
 39
.901
.371
.530
.235
.295
1965 PIT
37
179
44
4
2
7
12
 34
.701
.293
.408
.162
.246
1966 PIT
27
116
32
6
1
5
13
 17
.820
.346
.474
.198
.276
1967 PIT
19
110
28
2
2
3
8
 21
.696
.305
.391
.136
.255
1980
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total 252 2510 613 91 26 69 206 516 .685 .301 .384 .139 .244
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Tom Sours has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1968-08-06The Pittsburgh Bucs have waived Tom Sours.
1968-04-05The Pittsburgh Bucs have promoted Pat Blaylock to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bucs have designated Tom Sours for assignment.
1966-05-25The Pittsburgh Bucs have re-claimed Tom Sours from the waiver wire.
1966-05-23The Pittsburgh Bucs have promoted Scott Maris to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bucs have designated Tom Sours for assignment.
1962-08-11A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Bucs. The Pittsburgh Bucs receive Tom Sours, Charlie Molle, Allen Lind from the New York Yankees in exchange for Donovan Buckley, Doyle Dorsey. Protest This Trade.
1953-09-23The New York Yankees have promoted Tom Sours to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Sammy Avery to the major league team.
1953-09-18The New York Yankees have sent Tom Sours to the minors.
1952-09-29The New York Yankees have promoted Tom Sours to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Deke Slayton for assignment.
1952-09-11The New York Yankees have promoted Roy Molyneaux to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Tom Sours to the minors.
1951-05-27Tom Sours of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1950-09-28The New York Yankees have promoted Tom Sours to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Luis Arnold for assignment.
1950-09-24The New York Yankees have promoted Luis Arnold to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Tom Sours to the minors.
1950-09-22The New York Yankees have promoted Tom Sours to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Zinn Gessler to the minors.
1950-09-22The New York Yankees have promoted Zinn Gessler to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Tom Sours to the minors.
1950-04-22Tom Sours of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have renamed Mark Shamsky to Tom Sours.