Tommy Toms

{{short description|American baseball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Tommy Toms

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|10|15}}

|birth_place=Charlottesville, Virginia

|death_date=

|death_place=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 4

|debutyear=1975

|debutteam=San Francisco Giants

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 2

|finalyear=1977

|finalteam=San Francisco Giants

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–3

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.40

|stat3label=Innings pitched

|stat3value=23⅓

|teams=

• San Francisco Giants (1975–1977)

}}

Thomas Howard Toms (born October 15, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a relief pitcher who played from {{Baseball year|1975}} through {{Baseball year|1977}} in Major League Baseball. Listed at {{height|ft=6|in=4}}, {{convert|195|lb}}, Toms batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, graduated from Albemarle High School, and attended East Carolina University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=tomsto01|title=Tommy Toms Baseball Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac}}

Toms played with the San Francisco Giants in parts of three seasons. He posted a 0–3 record with a 5.40 earned run average and one save in 11 relief appearances, allowing 20 runs (14 earned) on 33 hits and nine walks while striking out five in 23⅓ innings of work.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tomsto01.shtml Baseball Reference – major league profile]

Though he never won a game at the major league level, Toms did pick up one career save. It came on September 7, 1976 where Toms retired the final 2 batters of the game to nail down a 6-3 Giants victory over the Braves.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197609070.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score, September 7, 1976}}

Toms also pitched six seasons in the minor leagues (1973–1978) and went 31–20 with a 3.08 ERA in 261 games.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=toms--001tho Baseball Reference – minor league career]