Tommy John: Baseball Timeline

Born: May 22, 1943

1961: Signed by Cleveland Indians

Debut: September 6, 1963 (Indians)

1965: Traded to the Chicago White Sox

1968: Injured in brawl with Tigers

1971: Traded to the Dodgers

1974: Suffered a major injury; had the surgery which now bears his name

1975: Missed the season due to injury

1976: NL Comeback Player of the Year

1977-8: Dodgers win Pennant

1977: 20-7, 2.78 ERA

1978: Signed with the New York Yankees

1979: 21-9, 2.96 ERA

1980: 22-9, 3.43 ERA

1980: Yankees win AL East

1981: Yankees win Pennant

1982: Traded to the Angels

1982: Angels win AL West

1985: Signed by the A’s

1986: Signed by the Yankees

1989: Retired

2006-09: Manager of Bridgeport Bluefish in the Atlantic League

2009: Dropped off Hall of Fame ballot (31.7%)

2013: ESPN released a 30 for 30 on Tommy John Surgery

 

2013: Added to Expansion Era Hall of Fame Ballot

Accomplishments:

4x All Star

1976 Hutch Award

1976 NL Comeback Player of the Year

1981: Lou Gehrig Award

Tommy John Surgery is named for him

288-231 record

3.34 ERA

.555 win %

760 games-700 starts

162 CG

46 SHO

4710.1 IP

2245 Strikeouts

1259 Walks

1.283 WHIP

Won 15+ Games: 4x

Won 20+ Games: 3x

Sub 3.50 ERA: 14x

Sub 3 ERA: 7x

Sub 2.50 ERA: 2x

1.98 ERA (1968)

10+ CG: 7x

15+ CG: 2x

200+ IP: 12x

250+ IP: 3x

Led league in Win %: 2x

Led league in SHO: 3x

Postseason: 6-3, 2.65 ERA, 88.1 IP, 1.200 WHIP, 48 strikeouts, 1 SHO (9 Series-14 games)