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Tom Bolton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 172lb (188cm, 78kg)

Born: May 6, 1962 in Nashville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Antioch HS (Antioch, TN).

High School: Antioch HS (Antioch, TN)

Debut: May 17, 1987 (Age 25-011d, 15,325th in major league history)
vs. MIN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 30, 1994 (Age 32-085d)
vs. TOR 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Thomas Edward Bolton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

ERA

4.56

209

540.1

336

WHIP

1.588

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Team Record in Appearances: 10-19

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 19

1987 Pitching Game Log

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1987 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	36	May 17	BOS	@	MIN	L,8-10	6-7		99	2.0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.37	9	5	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	.17	0.000	.12	0.00%	0.13	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d5
2	2	41	May 23	BOS		CHW	L,1-9	2-4		5	2.0	5	3	3	1	3	0	0	6.75	2.37	12	1	2	0	0	5		1	0	1	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.090	.28	-0.02%	-2.09	2t 1-- 2 out d3	4t 12- 2 out d6
3	3	46	May 28	BOS		CLE	W,12-8	3-5		4	2.1	4	1	1	1	2	1	0	5.68	4.45	11	2	5	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.46	-0.018	.18	0.00%	-0.05	3t --- 0 out d5	5t -2- 1 out d4
4	4	49	May 31	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-9	2-6		2	4.1	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	3.38	3.15	17	5	2	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	.30	0.073	.11	0.02%	2.29	2b --- 1 out d7	6b 1-- 2 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	5	52	Jun 3	BOS		MIN	W,7-6	7-8		2	1.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.75	2.79	6	4	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	-0.008	.16	0.00%	0.03	7t 12- 2 out d3	8t 3 out d4
6	6	56	Jun 7	BOS		DET	L,8-18	4-6		3	2.1	4	3	3	4	3	0	0	5.02	3.22	15	6	2	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.03	-0.243	.34	-0.05%	-3.16	4t 12- 1 out d4	6t 1-- 2 out d4
7	7	57	Jun 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-2	7-8		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.60	2.93	5	1	1	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.046	.15	0.01%	0.78	7b 1-- 2 out a4	8b 3 out a4
8	8	60	Jun 12	BOS	@	DET	L,4-11	7-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.32	2.69	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.011	.06	0.00%	0.53	7b --- 1 out d3	8b --- 1 out d3
9	9	61	Jun 13	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	7-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.08	2.36	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.018	.07	0.00%	0.66	7b 1-- 2 out d3	8b --- 2 out d2
10	10	63	Jun 16	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-8	4-7		2	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.54	2.72	10	4	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.065	.11	0.01%	1.39	4b 12- 2 out d6	7b -2- 1 out d2
11	11	65	Jun 18	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-7	7-7		1	0.1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.48	2.63	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.40	-0.010	.08	0.00%	-0.17	7b --- 0 out d2	7b -2- 1 out d2
12	12	66	Jun 19	BOS		NYY	L,5-10	13-GF(13)		0	0.2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.80	2.68	6	2	2	1	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.38	-0.099	.07	-0.01%	-2.36	13t 123 1 out d1	13t end d 5
13	13	70	Jun 23	BOS		MIL	W,9-5	5-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.63	2.60	4	1	2	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.54	-0.015	.10	0.00%	0.06	5t -23 0 out d3	5t 3 out d5
14	14	72	Jun 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,11-12	3-5		2	2.1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.28	2.67	12	5	2	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.60	0.059	.55	0.01%	0.43	3b -2- 2 out d1	5b 3 out tie
15	15	73	Jun 27	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-9	6-7		0	1.1	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.15	2.68	7	2	1	0	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.003	.02	0.00%	-1.13	6b 12- 0 out d5	7b 1-3 1 out d7
16	16	76	Jun 30	BOS		BAL	W,13-9	2-4		2	2.1	5	2	2	2	3	0	1	4.45	2.80	14	3	5	3	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	-0.070	.28	-0.01%	-0.53	2t -2- 2 out d1	4t 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	17	81	Jul 5	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-6	7-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.30	2.73	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.01	0.00%	0.51	7b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d6
18	18	83	Jul 7	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-9	5-7		1	2.2	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	4.50	2.90	13	4	4	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	9	0	1	1	0	1	0	.07	-0.018	.01	0.00%	-1.49	5b -23 1 out d5	7b 3 out d6
19	19	85	Jul 9	BOS	@	SEA	L,5-11	7-GF(8)		1	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	4.54	3.32	8	2	2	0	0	2		2	2	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.029	.01	0.00%	-1.16	7b 1-3 1 out d3	8b end d 6
20	20	97	Jul 25	BOS		SEA	W,11-5	5-GF	W(1-0)	15	5.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.96	3.26	17	12	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	2	0	0	.73	0.210	.02	0.00%	2.81	5t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	21	104	Aug 2	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-13	5-7		7	2.1	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.73	3.29	11	3	4	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.015	.00	0.00%	1.38	5b 1-- 2 out d5	7b 3 out d5
22	22	110	Aug 9	BOS		KCR	L,3-8	4-GF		6	5.1	6	1	1	0	3	1	0	3.50	3.39	21	8	9	5	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.042	.00	0.00%	2.16	4t -2- 2 out d4	9t end d 5
23	23	112	Aug 11	BOS		TOR	L,3-8	7-7		1	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	4.05	3.73	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.170	.02	0.00%	-1.68	7t --- 0 out d1	7t 1-3 1 out d2
24	24	116	Aug 15	BOS		TEX	W,7-6	7-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.02	3.79	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.19	7t -2- 1 out d3	7t 1-3 2 out d3
25	25	119	Aug 18	BOS	@	CHW	W,14-8	6-8	H(1)	2	2.2	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.99	3.76	12	3	3	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	.54	0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.13	6b --- 0 out a3	8b 123 2 out a6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	26	134	Sep 5	BOS		CLE	L,2-15	4-7		17	3.2	8	5	5	2	3	1	0	4.56	3.94	22	4	5	0	0	8		3	3	1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	.36	-0.192	.00	0.00%	-4.67	4t 123 1 out d2	7t 3 out d9
27	27	146	Sep 18(2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-7	6-8	H(2)	12	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	4.88	3.92	10	1	3	1	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	.42	0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.33	6b 1-- 1 out a3	8b 12- 1 out a5
28	28	152	Sep 24	BOS	@	MIL	L,6-7	7-7		5	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.82	3.91	4	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.03	7b --- 0 out tie	7b 1-3 2 out tie
29	29	157	Sep 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-6	3-GF(8)		4	5.2	7	1	0	2	5	0	0	4.38	3.75	24	5	5	1	1	7		3	1	0	2	0	21	0	0	0	1	1	1	.19	0.034	.00	0.00%	2.35	3b 123 1 out d4	8b end d 6
							10-19		W-L:1-0,Hld:2	2.5	61.2	83	33	30	27	49	5	2	4.38	3.75	287	1.19		16%	1%	48		32	50%	4	3	0	251	11	1	2	8	3	3	.51	-0.255	.10	-0.05%	-3.22

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