Tommy Bridges Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges Bats Right Throws Right Height 5'10.5 Weight 155 Born December 28, 1906 Gordonsville, TN Died April 19, 1968 Nashville, TN

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1932 25 MON  12  12  .500   0  28  28   3   2  170.1  126   68   66  100   81      3.49  3.20   92  
 1933 26 MON  18   8  .692   0  29  28   7   0  195.2  204  103   86   68   88  16  3.96  4.15  105  
 1934 27 MON  13  12  .520   0  33  33   7   1  228.2  267  145  123   80  150  22  4.84  4.54   94  
 1935 28 MON  10  15  .400   0  35  33   8   1  231.1  266  115   95   61  162  19  3.70  4.16  112  
 1936 29 MON  18  15  .545   0  42  42  10   0  260.0  317  139  117   71  156  16  4.05  4.32  107  

 1937 30 MON   2   9  .182   4  27  12   4   0   92.2  130   74   66   36   53  17  6.41  4.28   67  
 1938 31 MON   8  14  .364   0  29  29   5   1  185.1  208  114  106   63  160  28  5.15  4.28   83  
 1939 32 MON  19   7  .731   0  39  32  11   2  242.1  211  104   88   73  135  24  3.27  4.19  128  
 1940 33 MON  21   5  .808   0  33  32  16   5  250.1  192   83   80   94  163  14  2.88  4.26  148  
 1941 34 MON   8  11  .421   0  31  31   0   0  196.0  171   86   80  105  162  17  3.67  4.22  115  

 1942 35 MON   3   4  .429   5  49   1   0   0   59.1   53   25   24   29   51   2  3.64  4.04  111  
 1943 36 MON   6   4  .600   2  44   0   0   0   58.1   48   17   16   17   51   6  2.47  4.08  165  
 1944 37 MON   Military Service                                                                      
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons  138 116  .543  11 419 301  71  12 2170.1 2193 1073  947  797 1412 181  3.93  4.16  106
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  12  10  .543   1  38  27   6   1  196.0  198   97   85   72  127  18  3.93 
 Career High  21  15  .808   5  49  42  16   5  260.0  317  145  123  105  163  28  2.88        148 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Postseason Pitching

 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1932 MON FRE   L     0   0  .000   0   2   2   0   0  12.0    7    1    1    4   10   1  0.75
 1940 MON BRK   W     1   1  .500   0   3   3   0   0  19.0   18    7    7   10   14   2  3.32
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               1-1    1   1  .500   0   5   5   0   0  31.0   25    8    8   14   24   3  2.32
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Cy Young Award 1940

Wins 1933-18-3 1936-18-2 1939-19-2 1940-21-1

Strikeouts 1932-81-7 1934-150-3 1935-162-1 1936-156-2 1938-160-4 1939-135-3 1940-163-3 1941-162-6

ERA 1939-3.27-6 1940-2.88-1

Innings Pitched 1934-228.2-9 1935-231.1-6 1936-260.0-2 1939-242.1-6 1940-250.1-2

Complete Games 1936-10-8 1939-11-7 1940-16-1

Walks 1932-100-5 1934-80-4 1940-94-4 1941-105-4

Losses 1935-15-3 1936-15-8 1938-14-8

Pitcher of the Month, September 1933.
Pitcher of the Month, August 1939.

Transactions January 1, 1930: Drafted 1st round (8th overall) by Montgomery.

Biography In 1932, Bridges came within one out of a perfect game, when Washington's Dave Harris singled to left with two down in the ninth inning. A curve isn't worth a hoot unless they respect your fastball." Tommy Bridges