Tom Turner
[edit] Biography
Tom Turner (Thomas Richard Turner) was born on September 8, 1916 in Custer, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on April 25, 1940 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 3 home runs and 21 RBI. Turner played for the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 5 year career.
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| 1940
| CHI
| A
| 37
| 96
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 6
| .208
| .240
| .260
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| 38
| 126
| 7
| 30
| 0
| 8
| .238
| .289
| .278
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| 56
| 182
| 18
| 44
| 3
| 21
| .242
| .313
| .352
| 9
| 1
| 19
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 51
| 154
| 16
| 37
| 2
| 11
| .240
| .299
| .338
| 7
| 1
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| 15
| 25
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .320
| .370
| .360
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| 36
| 113
| 9
| 26
| 2
| 13
| .230
| .263
| .336
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1944
| TOT
| A
| 51
| 138
| 11
| 34
| 2
| 17
| .246
| .283
| .341
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 233
| 696
| 63
| 165
| 7
| 63
| .237
| .290
| .320
| 29
| 4
| 51
| 84
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 24
|
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| 1940
| CHI
| A
| C
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 110
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| C
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 21
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| C
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 199
| 35
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 186
| 34
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| C
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| C
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1944
| TOT
| A
| C
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 149
| 18
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 214
| 0
| 0
| 810
| 121
| 27
| 16
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 3, 1939).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Browns (July 31, 1944).
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