| Tom Waddell | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 17, 1958 Dundee, Scotland | |
| Died: September 14, 2019 (aged 60) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1984, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 20, 1987, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Pitching Record | 15–11 |
| Earned run average | 4.30 |
| Strikeouts | 118 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Thomas David Waddell (September 17, 1958 – September 14, 2019)[1] was a Scottish Major League Baseball pitcher. One of only eight Scotland natives to ever be a major league ballplayer, he pitched for the Cleveland Indians from 1984 to 1985, and again in 1987.
Waddell grew up in Closter, New Jersey[2] and attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest.[3]
- ^ "Waddell". The Courier. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ via Associated Press, "Baseball career good fit for hurler", The Rock Hill Herald, August 3, 1981. Accessed July 28, 2011. "Former clothing salesman Tom Waddell's new career as a baseball pitcher for the Anderson Braves suits him fine.... The Closter, N.J. native signed as a free agent and is now pitching for the Braves' team in the South Atlantic League."
- ^ Celizic, Mike. "Surgery Spurs Waddell's Relief", The Record, March 28, 1986. Accessed June 14, 2020 via Newspapers.com. "A big purple scar runs down the inside of Tom Waddell's right elbow. A smaller wound decorates the outside of the joint. 'It was kind of a 20,000-pitch maintenance operation,' the onetime star pitcher at Demarest High School said yesterday as his team, the Cleveland Indians, played the Chicago Cubs in a spring training game."