1966 Topps #486 - Tommy JohnOn this day in 1965, Tommy John came to the White Sox from the Cleveland Indians in a three team trade that also saw Tommie Agee and Johnny Romano land on the White Sox. Cam Carreon was traded to Cleveland by the Sox and Jim Landis, Mike Hershberger and Fred Talbot were traded to the Kansas City Athletics in the deal. The Indians got Rocky Colavito from the Athletics in the three team deal.
Tommy spent seven seasons with the White Sox, compiling a 2.95 ERA with the Pale Hose with an 82-80 record, fifty-six complete games, twenty-one shutouts, eight hundred eighty-eight strikeouts and three saves.
White Sox January 20th birthdays:
1887 - Bill James
1917 - Joe Dobson
1920 - Sam Hairston
1933 - Gene Stephens
1964 - Ozzie Guillen
1983 - Matt Albers
1983 - Geovany Soto
2 comments:
Tommy played for so long after leaving the Sox that's it's easy to forget his time here.
Love this card - or any card that was taken in the old Yankee stadium pre-horrid mid-70's renovation.
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