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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 W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 NYA
2
 10
78
3
0
0
33
 10
83.2
 105 57 52 1 25
56
1.55
5.59
1951 NYA
11
 8
28
28
0
0
0
 0
171.1
 158 81 66 1 51
141
1.22
3.47
1952 NYA
10
 7
31
31
0
0
0
 0
197.2
 181 78 72 1 52
156
1.18
3.28
1953 NYA
13
 5
32
32
0
0
0
 0
199.0
 187 76 75 0 60
152
1.24
3.39
1954 NYA
5
 8
63
10
0
0
15
 2
128.2
 129 55 45 1 43
97
1.34
3.15
1955 NYA
3
 1
76
0
0
0
51
 4
70.1
 56 16 14 0 16
54
1.02
1.79
1956 NYA
3
 0
62
0
0
0
43
 2
55.0
 42 14 13 0 17
44
1.07
2.13
1957 NYA
9
 17
30
29
7
1
1
 0
226.2
 234 122 112 2 66
169
1.32
4.45
1958 NYA
16
 6
36
29
3
1
0
 1
231.2
 212 101 94 4 71
191
1.22
3.65
1959 NYA
20
 7
32
32
8
3
0
 0
257.0
 226 99 93 1 75
213
1.17
3.26
1960 NYA
18
 7
35
35
10
2
0
 0
273.1
 245 101 94 0 85
227
1.21
3.10
1961 NYA
17
 14
35
35
18
5
0
 0
288.0
 234 96 83 2 81
237
1.09
2.59
1962 NYA-PIT
11
 12
43
18
4
1
1
 0
172.0
 178 90 77 1 49
122
1.32
4.03
1963 PIT
5
 2
53
0
0
0
3
 2
54.2
 48 19 15 0 23
46
1.30
2.47
1964 PIT
2
 1
38
0
0
0
1
 0
41.0
 49 25 25 0 20
39
1.68
5.49
1965 PIT
3
 0
37
0
0
0
0
 0
46.0
 44 22 21 0 12
34
1.22
4.11
1966 PIT
2
 0
27
0
0
0
0
 3
30.0
 32 18 17 0 13
17
1.50
5.10
1967 PIT
1
 0
19
0
0
0
0
 1
28.1
 28 10 7 0 8
21
1.27
2.22
1980
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
151
 105
755
282
50
13
148
 25
2554.1
 2388 1080 975 14 767
2016
1.24
3.44
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.