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Tom Brewer
Thomas Austin Brewer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.
School Elon University

Debut April 18, 1954
Final Game September 27, 1961
Born September 3, 1931 in Wadesboro, NC

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1954 22 BOS AL  10   9  33  23   7   0   3  0  162.7  152   90   84  15   95   69   7   6   727       0  4.65  4.10   88 1.518
 1955 23 BOS AL  11  10  31  28   9   2   1  0  192.7  198  101   90  21   87   91   8   7   856   3   0  4.20  4.28  102 1.479
 1956 24 BOS AL  19   9  32  32  15   4   0  0  244.3  200  103   95  14  112  127   5   5  1039   6   0  3.50  4.62  132 1.277 MVP-22,AS
 1957 25 BOS AL  16  13  32  32  15   2   0  0  238.3  225  113  102  24   93  128   7   7  1013   9   0  3.85  3.98  103 1.334
 1958 26 BOS AL  12  12  33  32  10   1   1  0  227.3  227  122   94  21   93  124   8   4   992   2   0  3.72  4.00  107 1.408
 1959 27 BOS AL  10  12  36  32  11   3   2  2  215.3  219   96   90  14   88  121   2  11   927   5   0  3.76  4.02  107 1.426
 1960 28 BOS AL  10  15  34  29   8   1   2  1  186.7  220  115  100  13   72   60   6   9   831   5   0  4.82  3.99   83 1.564
 1961 29 BOS AL   3   2  10   9   0   0   1  0   42.0   37   21   16   4   29   13   0   4   189   0   0  3.43  4.15  121 1.571
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .526  91  82 241 217  75  13  10  3 1509.3 1478  761  671 126  669  733  43  53  6574  30   0  4.00  4.15  104 1.422
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  12  35  32  11   1   1  0  224.0  219  112   99  18   99  108   6   7   976   4   0  4.00  4.15  104 1.422
 Career High     19  15  36  32  15   4   3  2  244.3  227  122  102  24  112  128   8  11  1039   9   0  3.43  4.62  132 1.277

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 22 BOS AL  37   60    6   16   1  2   0    7   0  0   1  13  .267  .279  .350   65   21   2   0       0   3
 1955 23 BOS AL  33   73    9   11   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  16  .151  .195  .164   -6   12   3   0   0   1   0
 1956 24 BOS AL  38   94   14   28   0  1   1   13   0  0   5  19  .298  .330  .351   72   33   1   1   0   0   2 MVP-22,AS
 1957 25 BOS AL  45   94   15   19   1  0   0    4   0  0   1  23  .202  .211  .213   14   20   4   0   0   0   1
 1958 26 BOS AL  42   82    9   16   2  0   0    4   0  0   3  19  .195  .221  .220   19   18   3   1   0   0   3
 1959 27 BOS AL  47   72    7    8   0  0   1    5   2  0   1  16  .111  .123  .153  -26   11   7   0   0   0   2
 1960 28 BOS AL  45   62    5   12   1  0   1    2   0  1   1  16  .194  .206  .258   24   16   3   0   0   0   1
 1961 29 BOS AL  18   14    7    4   1  1   0    2   0  0   0   3  .286  .267  .500   99    7   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      305  551   72  114   7  4   3   40   2  1  15 125  .207  .228  .250   26  138  23   3   0   1  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        293   38   61   4  2   2   21   1  1   8  66  .207  .228  .250   26   73  12   2   0   1   6
 Career High     47   94   15   28   2  2   1   13   2  1   5  23                          33   7   1   0   1   3

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 22 BOS AL   63   49    6   3.3   108| .267  .278| .279  .355| .350  .406| .629  .761|  65  .383  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1955 23 BOS AL   80   65    3   1.2   110| .151  .277| .195  .358| .164  .412| .359  .770|  -6  .083 -11.6  -1.2   0%
 1956 24 BOS AL  101   70   11   4.2   116| .298  .281| .330  .365| .351  .429| .681  .794|  72  .439  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1957 25 BOS AL   99   80    4   1.4   104| .202  .270| .211  .343| .213  .407| .424  .750|  14  .103 -11.8  -1.2   0%
 1958 26 BOS AL   89   73    4   1.5   103| .195  .268| .221  .338| .220  .408| .441  .746|  19  .122  -9.4  -1.0   0%
 1959 27 BOS AL   80   73    1   0.4   102| .111  .265| .123  .337| .153  .405| .276  .742| -26  .011 -13.0  -1.3 100%
 1960 28 BOS AL   66   55    3   1.5   104| .194  .267| .206  .341| .258  .408| .464  .749|  24  .115  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1961 29 BOS AL   15   11    2   4.8   106| .286  .266| .267  .342| .500  .414| .767  .756|  99  .519  -0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       593  476   34   1.9   107| .207  .272| .228  .348| .250  .412| .478  .760|  26  .175 -61.0  -6.2  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1954 22 BOS AL   P   33      9   18    3    1  .900  .957  0.82  0.93  1.49  2.01   23  162.7
 1955 23 BOS AL   P   31     15   44    1    4  .983  .956  1.90  0.83  2.76  1.99   28  192.7
 1956 24 BOS AL   P   32     28   52    1    2  .988  .950  2.50  0.82  2.95  1.92   32  244.3 AS
 1957 25 BOS AL   P   32     20   65    3    3  .966  .963  2.66  0.86  3.21  1.99   32  238.3
 1958 26 BOS AL   P   33     13   57    4    7  .946  .963  2.12  0.82  2.77  1.95   32  227.3
 1959 27 BOS AL   P   36     23   49    2    1  .973  .955  2.00  0.85  3.01  2.05   32  215.3
 1960 28 BOS AL   P   34     15   45    2    3  .968  .968  1.76  0.78  2.89  1.96   29  186.7
 1961 29 BOS AL   P   10      2   13    0    1 1.000  .955  1.50  0.83  3.21  2.06    9   42.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1954 22 BOS AL   P   33      9   18    3    1  .900  .957  0.82  0.93  1.49  2.01   23  162.7
 1955 23 BOS AL   P   31     15   44    1    4  .983  .956  1.90  0.83  2.76  1.99   28  192.7
 1956 24 BOS AL   P   32     28   52    1    2  .988  .950  2.50  0.82  2.95  1.92   32  244.3
 1957 25 BOS AL   P   32     20   65    3    3  .966  .963  2.66  0.86  3.21  1.99   32  238.3
 1958 26 BOS AL   P   33     13   57    4    7  .946  .963  2.12  0.82  2.77  1.95   32  227.3
 1959 27 BOS AL   P   36     23   49    2    1  .973  .955  2.00  0.85  3.01  2.05   32  215.3
 1960 28 BOS AL   P   34     15   45    2    3  .968  .968  1.76  0.78  2.89  1.96   29  186.7
 1961 29 BOS AL   P   10      2   13    0    1 1.000  .955  1.50  0.83  3.21  2.06    9   42.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 241    125  343   16   22  .967  .959  1.94  0.84  2.79  1.98  217 1509.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       241    125  343   16   22  .967  .959  1.94  0.84  2.79  1.98  217   1509

An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1956   BOS AL      0  0  0   2     4   3   3   1   2  1   0  2   0  0  2  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1956   BOS AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1956 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1956-AL-22-0.03
Car-1221-0.03 shares

Wins
1956 AL-19-7
1957 AL-16-3

Won-Loss %
1956 AL-.679-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1956 AL-1.277-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1956 AL-7.37-4

Innings
1956 AL-244.3-9
1957 AL-238.3-6
1958 AL-227.3-9

Strikeouts
1957 AL-128-6
1959 AL-121-10

Games Started
1957 AL-32-4
1958 AL-32-8
1959 AL-32-6

Comp. Games
1956 AL-15-9
1957 AL-15-3

Shutouts
1956 AL-4-2
1957 AL-2-7
1959 AL-3-4

Home Runs Allow.
1955 AL-21-4
1957 AL-24-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
1954 AL-95-7
1955 AL-87-9
1956 AL-112-4
1957 AL-93-4
1958 AL-93-4
1959 AL-88-6

Hits Allowed
1955 AL-198-9
1957 AL-225-6
1958 AL-227-5
1959 AL-219-7
1960 AL-220-7

Losses
1957 AL-13-7
1958 AL-12-9
1959 AL-12-8
1960 AL-15-4

Earned Runs Allow.
1954 AL-84-10
1955 AL-90-6
1956 AL-95-10
1957 AL-102-5
1958 AL-94-5
1959 AL-90-8
1960 AL-100-5

Wild Pitches
1954 AL-6-3
1955 AL-7-4
1957 AL-7-2
1959 AL-11-3
1960 AL-9-3

Hit Batsmen
1954 AL-7-5
1955 AL-8-5
1957 AL-7-7
1958 AL-8-4

Batters Faced
1956 AL-1039-9
1957 AL-1013-4
1958 AL-992-6

Adjusted ERA+
1956 AL-132-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 40 (607) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1327) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 9.0 (965) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
October 20, 1961: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1956 *	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1956-AL-22-0.03 Car-1221-0.03 shares	Wins 1956 AL-19-7 1957 AL-16-3	Won-Loss % 1956 AL-.679-6	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1956 AL-1.277-10	Hits Allowed/9IP 1956 AL-7.37-4
Innings 1956 AL-244.3-9 1957 AL-238.3-6 1958 AL-227.3-9	Strikeouts 1957 AL-128-6 1959 AL-121-10	Games Started 1957 AL-32-4 1958 AL-32-8 1959 AL-32-6	Comp. Games 1956 AL-15-9 1957 AL-15-3	Shutouts 1956 AL-4-2 1957 AL-2-7 1959 AL-3-4	Home Runs Allow. 1955 AL-21-4 1957 AL-24-5
Bases On Balls Allow. 1954 AL-95-7 1955 AL-87-9 1956 AL-112-4 1957 AL-93-4 1958 AL-93-4 1959 AL-88-6	Hits Allowed 1955 AL-198-9 1957 AL-225-6 1958 AL-227-5 1959 AL-219-7 1960 AL-220-7	Losses 1957 AL-13-7 1958 AL-12-9 1959 AL-12-8 1960 AL-15-4	Earned Runs Allow. 1954 AL-84-10 1955 AL-90-6 1956 AL-95-10 1957 AL-102-5 1958 AL-94-5 1959 AL-90-8 1960 AL-100-5	Wild Pitches 1954 AL-6-3 1955 AL-7-4 1957 AL-7-2 1959 AL-11-3 1960 AL-9-3	Hit Batsmen 1954 AL-7-5 1955 AL-8-5 1957 AL-7-7 1958 AL-8-4
Batters Faced 1956 AL-1039-9 1957 AL-1013-4 1958 AL-992-6	Adjusted ERA+ 1956 AL-132-7