Tommy Byrne was a very good hitting Pitcher. I met him in 1991 at the BB card Show in Westfield, NJ.
A very friendly guy, he visited with most of the dealers, at the end of the Show. Tommy and I enjoyed
reminiscing about BB during the late 1940's thru to the late 1950's.
A fine example of Tommy's pinch-hitting ability on 5/16/1953, White Sox Mg Paul Richards summoned
Tommy from the bullpen to-hit for infielder Vern Stephens with the bases loaded and 2 men out in the
9th inning. Right-handed pitcher Ewell Blackwell had just entered the game for the New York Yankees.
Byrne recalled.... I go up to bat, and after working the count to 2-2, I hit a Grand Slam HR into Right-
Field seats to win the game.
TED Z
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