MLB Stats for Tom Qualters

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Tom Qualters, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Monday, April 1, 1935, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Qualters was 18 years old when he broke into the major leagues on September 13, 1953, with the Philadelphia Phillies. Tom Qualters stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.

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Birth Name:	Thomas Francis Qualters
Nickname:	Money Bags or Tom or Tommy
Born On:	04-01-1935 (Aries)
Born In:	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Died On:	02-15-2024 (1,500 Oldest Living)
Died In:	Somerset, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:	Listie Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania

High School:	McKeesport High School (McKeesport, PA)
College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right	Throws:	Right
Height:	6-00½	Weight:	190
First Game:	09-13-1953 (Age 18)
Last Game:	09-25-1958
Draft:	Not Applicable / $40,000 Bonus Baby

Tom Qualters Tom Qualters Pitching Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HB	BK	HLD
1953	18	Phillies	1	0	0	0	0	.000	162.16	0	0	0	0.1	7	4	6	6	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	-
1957	22	Phillies	6	0	2	0	0	.000	7.36	0	0	0	7.1	35	12	6	6	0	4	1	6	0	0	0	-
1958	23	Phillies	1	0	0	0	0	.000	4.50	0	0	0	2.0	10	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
1958	23	White Sox	26	0	10	0	0	.000	4.19	0	0	0	43.0	184	45	20	22	1	20	4	14	4	0	0	-
Career	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HB	BK	HLD
3 Years	34	0	12	0	0	.000	5.64	0	0	0	52.2	236	63	33	35	2	26	5	20	5	1	0	-
Tom Qualters Pitching Stats

Tom Qualters Tom Qualters Hitting Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1953	18	Phillies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1957	22	Phillies	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1958	23	Phillies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1958	23	White Sox	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
Career	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
3 Years	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
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Tom Qualters Tom Qualters Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1953 Phillies	P	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1957 Phillies	P	6	0	22	3	0.5	3	1	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	3.68
1958 Phillies	P	1	0	6	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1958 White Sox	P	26	0	129	13	0.5	13	2	11	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.72
Career		G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
P Totals		34	0	158	16	0.5	16	3	13	0	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.73
3 Years		34	0	158	16	0.5	16	3	13	0	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.73
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Tom Qualters Tom Qualters Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1953 Phillies	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	27.03
1957 Phillies	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.50	7.36	4.91
1958 Phillies	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	4.50
1958 White Sox	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.70	2.93	4.19
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
3 Years	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.77	3.42	4.44
Tom Qualters Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats

Tom Qualters Tom Qualters Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts
Team \| Roster	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1953 Philadelphia Phillies	33	$2,000.00	-	-
1957 Philadelphia Phillies	33	$4,000.00	-	-
1958 Philadelphia Phillies	33	$6,000.00	-	-
1958 Chicago White Sox	31, 36	" "	-	-
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Tom Qualters Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts

Thomas Francis Qualters was a Major League Baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies (1953, 1957-1958) and Chicago White Sox (1958). When he made his big league debut on September 13, 1953 (0.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER), he became the first former McKeesport High School (McKeesport, PA) student to play in the majors.

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Tom was an exceptional athlete at McKeesport, lettering in baseball, basketball, and football during his senior year. His overall pitching record was 275, and he threw two games where he struck out every single batter, but one according to the back of his rookie card (pictured above / the front of that card appears in the biographical research section, Tom signed one for Baseball Almanac in 2002). He was one of the most sought after pitching prospects in the entire country, and ultimately signed with the Phillies on June 16, 1953, shortly after graduating from high school, for a $40,000 bonus.

Tom Qualters was a "victim" of the bonus rule at that time in baseball history, and was required to remain on the big league roster for two years. When given the opportunity to pitch, he surrendered a home run to the first batter he faced, gave up six earned runs, and was then put back on the bench. In 1954, he was on the roster the entire year, but did not appear in a single game, all season long.

The Phillies sent Tom Qualters down to the minor leagues after the two year requirement, where he pitched professionally for seven years with several different triple-A teams, taking the mound in 228 games. He was called-up during the September roster expansion in 1957, then ultimately sold to the White Sox in 1958. He ultimately appeared in thirty-four big league games, all in relief, and never once did was he awarded a decision! On Thursday, February 15, 2024, Tom Qualters died at The Patriot, in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He was 88 years old.