TOMMY BYRNE
"After appearing in nine games for the Yankees in 1951, Tommy was traded to the St. Louis Browns. He was in a total of 28 games for the season. His record was 6 and 11.
Tommy began in organized baseball in 1940 with Newark. He has been plagued by wildness in his career."
-1952 Bowman No. 61
"Always bothered by wildness, Tommy seems to have found his control. The Wake Forest star won 15 games in 1949, pitching a 1-hit game that year, and 15 in 1950, striking out a total of 247 in two years. In June 1951, the Yankees traded him to the Browns. That year he was the only pitcher to hit a homer with the bases full.
A veteran of World War II, Tommy started in pro ball in 1940 and had a 17-4 record at Newark in 1942. After two trials, he made the Yankees in 1948."
-1952 Topps No. 241
"The White Sox obtained Tommy from the Browns in September of 1952.
A graduate of Wake Forest, he started his career with Newark in 1940. After chalking up a 17-4 record for them in '42. Tommy was bought up to the Yankees.
He was in military service during 1944 and '45, went to Kansas City for part of '47 and compiled records of 15-7 and 15-9 for the Yanks in 1949 and '50. Tommy went to the Browns in June of '51."
-1953 Topps No. 123
"After appearing in nine games for the Yankees in 1951, Tommy was traded to the St. Louis Browns. He was in a total of 28 games for the season. His record was 6 and 11.
Tommy began in organized baseball in 1940 with Newark. He has been plagued by wildness in his career."
-1952 Bowman No. 61
"Always bothered by wildness, Tommy seems to have found his control. The Wake Forest star won 15 games in 1949, pitching a 1-hit game that year, and 15 in 1950, striking out a total of 247 in two years. In June 1951, the Yankees traded him to the Browns. That year he was the only pitcher to hit a homer with the bases full.
A veteran of World War II, Tommy started in pro ball in 1940 and had a 17-4 record at Newark in 1942. After two trials, he made the Yankees in 1948."
-1952 Topps No. 241
"The White Sox obtained Tommy from the Browns in September of 1952.
A graduate of Wake Forest, he started his career with Newark in 1940. After chalking up a 17-4 record for them in '42. Tommy was bought up to the Yankees.
He was in military service during 1944 and '45, went to Kansas City for part of '47 and compiled records of 15-7 and 15-9 for the Yanks in 1949 and '50. Tommy went to the Browns in June of '51."
-1953 Topps No. 123
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