Tom Metcalf

{{About|the American baseball pitcher|the English footballer|Tom Metcalf (footballer)}}

{{short description|American baseball player}}

{{BLP sources|date=January 2008}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Tom Metcalf

|position=Relief pitcher

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1940|7|16}}

|birth_place=Amherst, Wisconsin

|death_date=

|death_place=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 4

|debutyear=1963

|debutteam=New York Yankees

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 20

|finalyear=1963

|finalteam=New York Yankees

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=1–0

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=2.77

|stat3label=Innings pitched

|stat3value=13

|teams=

• New York Yankees (1963)

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Thomas John Metcalf (born July 16, 1940) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who appeared in eight games, all in relief, in Major League Baseball for the {{mlby|1963}} New York Yankees. Born in Amherst, Wisconsin, Metcalf graduated from Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids and attended Northwestern University. He threw and batted right-handed, and stood {{convert|6|ft|2|in}} tall during his active career.

He signed with the Yankees in 1961 and was in his third year in their farm system when he was called to the majors in August 1963. He was treated roughly by the Baltimore Orioles in his August 4 debut, allowing a home run to John Orsino, five hits and three earned runs in two innings pitched,Retrosheet [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/B08041NYA1963.htm (4 August 1963), "Baltimore Orioles 7, New York Yankees 2"] but, over his last seven appearances and 11 innings pitched in the majors, he permitted only one run. Metcalf gained a measure of revenge against Baltimore on September 1. He entered the game in the sixth inning with New York trailing 3–0, and worked two innings, allowing three hits and one run. He then departed for a pinch hitter—Mickey Mantle—with the Orioles leading, 4–1. Mantle belted a two-run home run off Mike McCormick to bring the Yankees to within a run, and three batters later, Tom Tresh hit another two-run blast, giving New York a 5–4 lead. Hal Reniff the held the Orioles scoreless, registering a save, and preserving Metcalf's only MLB victory.Retrosheet [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/B09010BAL1963.htm (1 September 1963): "New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 4"]

The 1963 season was Metcalf's only campaign in the majors. In his eight games pitched and 13 innings, he posted a 1–0 won–lost mark with an earned run average of 2.77, allowing four runs, 12 hits and three bases on balls, with three strikeouts.Baseball Almanac He retired after the 1965 minor-league season.

Metcalf currently resides in Wisconsin Rapids and is the owner of [http://www.metcalflumber.com Metcalf Lumber].