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Tom Zachary
American baseball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary (c. May 7, 1896 – January 24, 1969) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for 19 seasons. A left-handed pitcher, he spent most of his early career playing for the Washington Senators, with whom he won the 1924 World Series. He is well known for surrendering Babe Ruth's historic 60th home run in 1927, and he would become Ruth's teammate the following season. Over the course of his career, he also played for the Philadelphia A's, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies.
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Tom Zachary | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1896-05-07)May 7, 1896 Graham, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Died: January 24, 1969(1969-01-24) (aged 72) Burlington, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 11, 1918, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 28, 1936, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 186–191 |
Earned run average | 3.73 |
Strikeouts | 720 |
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