Tom Underwood

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Tom Underwood
Pitcher
Born: (1953-12-22)December 22, 1953 Kokomo, Indiana
Died: November 22, 2010(2010-11-22) (aged 56) West Palm Beach, Florida
Batted: Right	Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 27, 1972 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
August 19, 1984 for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Win-loss record	86-87
Earned run average	3.89
Strikeouts	948
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1974–1977) St. Louis Cardinals (1977) Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1979) New York Yankees (1980–1981) Oakland Athletics (1981–1983) Baltimore Orioles (1984)

Thomas Gerald Underwood (December 22, 1953 in Kokomo, Indiana – November 22, 2010, in West Palm Beach, Florida) was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1974–77), St. Louis Cardinals (1977), Toronto Blue Jays (1978–79), New York Yankees (1980–81), Oakland Athletics (1981–83) and Baltimore Orioles (1984).

He helped the Phillies win the 1976 and 1977 National League Eastern Division, the Yankees win the 1980 American League Eastern Division and the 1981 AL Pennant and the Athletics win the 1981 AL Western Division.

In 11 seasons he had an 86–87 Win-Loss record, appeared in 379 games, started 203 games, pitched 35 complete games, registered six shutouts, chalked up 68 complete games and notched 18 saves. During his career, Underwood pitched 1,586 innings. He gave up 1,554 hits, 772 runs, 685 earned runs, 130 home runs, 662 walks, 948 strikeouts, 28 hit batsmen and 62 wild pitches. He faced 6,814 batters and gave up 38 intentional walks, 12 balks and registered a career ERA of 3.89.

In 1978, Underwood was voted the Blue Jays' outstanding pitcher.^[1]

Underwood died on November 22, 2010, from pancreatic cancer.^[2] His son, J.D., was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 2013 MLB Draft.^[3]

References

↑ "Tom Underwood." Donruss Baseball Cards. (1982): 323
↑ "Cancer claims Kokomo great Tom Underwood". Kokomo Tribune. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
↑ Bloodlines Run Deep in 2013 Roster

External links

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Persondata
Name	Tom Underwood
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	1953 December 22
Place of birth	Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Date of death	2010 November 22
Place of death	West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

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