Tom Timmermann
| Tom Timmermann | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 12, 1940 Breese, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 18, 1969, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 26, 1974, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 35–35 |
| Earned run average | 3.78 |
| Strikeouts | 315 |
| Teams | |
Thomas Henry Timmermann (born May 12, 1940) is an American former baseball player. He played professional baseball for 15 years from 1960 to 1974, including six seasons in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1969–1973) and Cleveland Indians (1973–1974). He compiled a 35–35 win–loss record and a 3.78 earned run average (ERA), and recorded 35 saves and 315 strikeouts, in 228 major league games and 548 innings pitched.
After setting a Detroit club record with 61 pitching appearances in 1970, all as a relief specialist, Timmermann was voted "Tiger of the Year" by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. During a minor league game in 1968, he tied a professional baseball record by recording the maximum of 27 infield outs in a nine-inning game for the Criollas de Caguas in the Puerto Rican Winter League.