Tom Cheney Stats & Facts
Tom Cheney Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 170 Born: Sunday, October 14, 1934 in Morgan, GA USA Died: 11 1 2001 in Rome, GA USA Debut: 4/21/1957 Last Game: 5/9/1966 Full Name: Thomas Edgar Cheney
Diamondbacks flamethrower Randy Johnson strikes out 20 Reds in Arizonaâs 4 â 3 win over Cincinnati in 11 innings
Diamondbacks flamethrower Randy Johnson strikes out 20 Reds in Arizonaâs 4 â 3 win over Cincinnati in 11 innings. Johnson gets all 20 in his nine innings of work, but does not officially tie Roger Clemens and Kerry Woodâs record since the contest goes into extra frames. The Reds score two in the top of the 11th, but the DâBacks come back with 3, scoring the winning run on a bases-loaded walk by reliever Danny Graves.
Tom Cheney strikeouts 21 in extra innings
On September 12, 1962, Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators sets a major league record for most strikeouts in an extra-inning game. Cheney fans 21 batters in 16 innings, winning a 2-1 decision against the Baltimore Orioles⊠Bud Zipfelâs 16th-inning home run off Dick Hall gives the Senators the win. The 27 year-old right-handed fireballerâŠ
Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh rejects the Aâs offer to deal Roger Maris for shortstop Dick Groat
After Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh rejects the Aâs offer to deal Roger Maris for shortstop Dick Groat, Pittsburgh obtains Gino Cimoli along with Tom Cheney from the Cardinals for right-hander Ron Kline. Maris, who goes to the Yankees, will enjoy the first of his two consecutive MVP years in New York, but Groat will play a key role for the World Champion Bucs next season, and he will also be named the most valuable player of his league.
