About Tom Gorman
Lived 1925 – 1992 (aged 67). Tom Gorman was an American baseball player.
Thomas Aloysius Gorman (January 4, 1925 – December 26, 1992) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, from until , for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics. He was listed as tall and .
Gorman was a native of New York, New York, who grew up in Valley Stream, Long Island. He appeared in 289 MLB games pitched, but only 33 as a starting pitcher. He was credited with 18 saves, second in the American League, as a member of the 1955 Athletics, the team's first season in Kansas City.
In 689⅓ Major League innings pitched, Gorman surrendered 659 hits and 239 bases on balls, with 321 strikeouts.
Gorman died at his Valley Stream, New York, home on December 26, 1992.
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Who was Tom Gorman?
American baseball player (1925-1992)
When was Tom Gorman born?
Tom Gorman was born on 4 January 1925 in New York City.
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Tom Gorman died on 26 December 1992 in Valley Stream.
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Tom Gorman was a baseball player.
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Tom Gorman was American.
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