Andy Tomasic
| Andy Tomasic | ||
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Win–loss record 0–1 | | |
| Earned run average | 18.00 | |
| Strikeouts | 2 | |
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Andrew John Tomasic Sr. (December 10, 1917[1] – November 27, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) and National Football League (NFL) player. He was born in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania, a village located within the boundaries of modern-day Whitehall, Pennsylvania (Lehigh County), and nearby to Allentown (its county seat). A 1942 graduate of Philadelphia's Temple University, Tomasic was the captain of the 1941 football squad and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1971.[1][2]
Sports career
Tomasic was drafted by the
U.S. Army during World War II.[1]
Tomasic returned in 1946 in what would be his final NFL season.
Just before retiring from the NFL, Tomasic had already begun his
walking
5 batters. Tomasic batted and threw right-handed.
Tomasic died on November 27, 2008, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Andrew Tomasic Sr. Obituary". legacy.com. Legacy.com. November 30, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Temple University Hall of Fame". owlsports.com. Temple University. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
- Andy Tomasic at Temple University Hall of Fame