Tom McCarthy

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 McCarthy's Moments in the Sun 3 Trivia 4 Transactions 5 External Links

Overall Career

Thomas Michael McCarthy (born June 18, 1961 in Landstahl, West Germany) was a right-handed pitcher drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round of the 1979 amateur draft. He pitched 5 innings for the Red Sox in 1985 allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks.

On November 13, 1985, McCarthy was packaged with Chris Bayer, John Mitchell, and Bob Ojeda and traded to the New York Mets for Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver. He ended his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1989.

In three seasons, McCarthy compiled a 3-2 record with a 3.61 ERA in 84.2 innings.

McCarthy's Moments in the Sun

• Tom McCarthy had one career save; it came on October 2, 1988 as a member of the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals. He pitched the last 3 innings in a 5-1 win, giving up 2 hits, walking 1 and striking out 2.

Trivia

• The only German-born player to play for the Red Sox.
• Wore three different uniform numbers in his three season career (43, 57 and 49).
• Teammates with Steve Finley, Ken Caminiti, Jeff Brantley, and Roberto Hernandez while playing with the Mayaguez Indians in the Puerto Rican Winter League.

Transactions

• June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
• November 13, 1985: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Chris Bayer, John Mitchell, and Bob Ojeda to the New York Mets for Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver.
• August 4, 1988: Traded by the New York Mets with Steve Springer to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Maksudian and Vince Harris.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis