Tom Brewer
[edit] Biography
Born on September 3, 1931 in Wadesboro, South Carolina, Tom Brewer (Thomas Austin Brewer) played for the Boston Red Sox for his entire 8 year career. Brewer broke into the bigs on April 18, 1954 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 4.65 ERA in 162.2 innings pitched in 1954, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tom Brewer's best season was 1956, when he posted a 3.50 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 127 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| 33
| 23
| 10
| 9
| 4.65
| 69
| 90
| 84
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 162.2
| 152
| 15
| 95
| 0
| 6
| 7
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| 31
| 28
| 11
| 10
| 4.20
| 91
| 101
| 90
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 192.2
| 198
| 21
| 87
| 3
| 7
| 8
|
| 1956
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 32
| 19
| 9
| 3.50
| 127
| 103
| 95
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 244.1
| 200
| 14
| 112
| 6
| 5
| 5
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 32
| 16
| 13
| 3.85
| 128
| 113
| 102
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 238.1
| 225
| 24
| 93
| 9
| 7
| 7
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| 33
| 32
| 12
| 12
| 3.72
| 124
| 122
| 94
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 227.1
| 227
| 21
| 93
| 2
| 4
| 8
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 36
| 32
| 10
| 12
| 3.76
| 121
| 96
| 90
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 215.1
| 219
| 14
| 88
| 5
| 11
| 2
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 29
| 10
| 15
| 4.82
| 60
| 115
| 100
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 186.2
| 220
| 13
| 72
| 5
| 9
| 6
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| 10
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 3.43
| 13
| 21
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 37
| 4
| 29
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 241
| 217
| 91
| 82
| 4.00
| 733
| 761
| 671
| 75
| 13
| 3
| 1509.1
| 1478
| 126
| 669
| 30
| 53
| 43
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 44
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1956
| BOS
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 52
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 238.1
| 20
| 65
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 0
| .966
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| P
| 33
| 32
| 227.1
| 13
| 57
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 1
| .946
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| P
| 36
| 32
| 215.1
| 23
| 49
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .973
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| P
| 34
| 29
| 186.2
| 15
| 45
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .968
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| P
| 10
| 9
| 42
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 241
| 134
| 909.2
| 125
| 343
| 16
| 22
| 0
| 8
| 20
| 19
| 1
| .967
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| 37
| 60
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 7
| .267
| .279
| .350
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| 33
| 73
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .151
| .195
| .164
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| BOS
| A
| 38
| 94
| 14
| 28
| 1
| 13
| .298
| .330
| .351
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| 45
| 94
| 15
| 19
| 0
| 4
| .202
| .211
| .213
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| 42
| 82
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 4
| .195
| .221
| .220
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 48
| 72
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 5
| .111
| .123
| .153
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| 45
| 62
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 2
| .194
| .206
| .258
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| 18
| 14
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .286
| .267
| .500
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 306
| 551
| 72
| 114
| 3
| 40
| .207
| .228
| .250
| 7
| 4
| 15
| 125
| 1
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 12
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1951).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (October 20, 1961).
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