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Tom Alston

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Full Name: Thomas Edison Alston Primary Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/210 First Game: April 13, 1954
Birthdate: January 31, 1926 Final Game: September 29, 1957
Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: December 30, 1993
Deathplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Tom Alston (Thomas Edison Alston) was born on January 31, 1926 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 4 home runs and 34 RBI. Alston played for the St. Louis Cardinals for his entire 4 year career.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1954 STL N 66 244 28 60 4 34 .246 .317 .369 14 2 24 41 2 0 3 2 6
1955 STL N 13 8 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 STL N 3 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 STL N 9 17 2 5 0 2 .294 .333 .353 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Total 91 271 30 66 4 36 .244 .311 .358 15 2 25 46 2 0 3 2 6

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1954 STL N 1B 65 62 562.1 552 72 7 57 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1955 STL N 1B 7 0 0 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 STL N 1B 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 STL N 1B 6 3 33 35 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .947
Total 1B 81 65 595.1 605 75 9 63 0 0 0 0 0 .987

[edit] Transactions

  • Traded by San Diego (PCL) to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dick Sisler, Eddie Erautt and $100000 (January 26, 1954).

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