Tom Sturdivant
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Thomas Virgil Sturdivant II (born April 28, 1930) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball, playing for the New York Yankees, the Kansas City Athletics, the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Mets.
He was born in Gordon, Kansas. He was originally signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. His first game was on April 14, 1955. In 1957 he had finished third in the league with sixteen wins, and also had six losses that season.
On May 26, 1959, he was traded, along with Johnny Kucks and Jerry Lumpe, by the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Ralph Terry and Hector Lopez. He wore uniform number 32 for the A's that year.
On December 3, 1959, he was traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Pete Daley. He wore uniform number 15 for the Red Sox.
On December 14, 1960, he was drafted by the Washington Senators from the Boston Red Sox in the 1960 expansion draft. Initially he wore uniform number 35 for the Senators, but later was given the same number 47 which he had worn for the Yankees.
On June 29, 1961, he was traded by the Washington Senators to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tom Cheney. He wore uniform number 15 for the Pirates, the same number he had worn on the Red Sox.
On May 4, 1963, he was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He wore uniform number 22 for the Tigers.
On July 23, 1963, he was purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Detroit Tigers. He wore uniform number 18 for the A's this time.
On May 10, 1964, he was released by the Kansas City Athletics. The same day, he signed as a free agent with the New York Mets. He wore uniform number 47, his old Yankees number, for the Mets.
On June 27, 1964, he was released by the New York Mets.
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