John Tudor

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Tudor
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1954(1954-02-02)
Age	70
Birthplace	Schenectady
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aquarius

John Tudor Biography

John Tudor is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 2, 1954 in Schenectady, New York, United States. John Thomas Tudor (born February 2 1954) was a former left-handed starter for Major League Baseball.

Tudor’s pitching helped propel the Cardinals to the postseason. He fell in one game of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers but won Game 4 to tie the series. St. Louis won 4 games to 2. Tudor was an absolute powerhouse in the first game in the 1985 World Series against the long-shot Kansas City Royals, and even better , he shut out the Royals of Game 4. However, he was completely off in Game 7 as he allowed the Royals to score five and walk four before being ejected in the third innings. The Royals won 11-0 to secure a victory to win their debut World Championship, and Tudor was left to suffer the defeat. Tudor was so upset over his play in Game 7 that during an after-game rage, Tudor cut his pitching hand after he slapped the electrical fans.

Moreover, Tudor’s ten complete game shutouts in 1985 made him the only pitcher since Jim Palmer in 1975 to reach double-digits in that category. (Bob Gibson holds the Cardinal record with 13 in 1968). To make the achievement more impressive, his ten shutouts were all in the last four months of 1985. To date, Tudor is the last Major League player to record ten or more shutouts in a season. The most since then is eight, by Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Orel Hershiser and Boston pitcher Roger Clemens in 1988 and Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Tim Belcher in 1989.

Tudor’s career highlight was a spectacular 1985 season for the St. Louis Cardinals. Oddly enough, Tudor started that year with a 1-7 record and a 3.74 earned run average through May. He then went on a 20-1 run with a 1.37 ERA the rest of the season and lowering his overall ERA to 1.93. According to Tudor, the change in performance came from a phone call from his former high school catcher, who, after watching Tudor on TV, had noticed a hitch in his delivery that he had not seen Tudor have before. Tudor concluded the season by winning his last eleven decisions. Only the best season of Dwight Gooden’s career stopped Tudor from winning the National League Cy Young Award and leading the league in ERA, wins and complete games. He was sixth in strikeouts for the year.

Tudor did not match his dominance in 1985. Although he was still posting low ERAs but he didn’t win any more than thirteen games. He was in 1987 when he played again involved in the World Series but again lost even though he had a chance to be the winner of this World Series. His injuries limited his playing time in 1985, and ultimately ended his playing career. Tudor suffered a bizarre accident in 1987. Mets catcher Barry Lyons went into the Cardinals dugout in an attempt to catch the foul ball, and hit Tudor and broke Tudor’s leg. in 1988, Tudor was traded to the Dodgers despite having the league’s highest ERA. He pitched again well and was awarded his first World Series ring for the 1988 World Series, but severely injured his elbow in the postseason. This injury forced Tudor to miss most of 1989, and then to take a break despite a strong comeback (12-4, 2.40 ERA) in 1990.

John Tudor Net Worth

John Tudor is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Tudor 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tudor started playing baseball in college with North Shore Community College in Danvers, Massachusetts, where he was the best team’s player and pitcher. Following two seasons in North Shore, Tudor wrote an email in the mail to Georgia Southern University asking for the chance to transfer to their baseball team. Tudor got on the Eagles roster as the fifth starter. The former graduate of the university with an associate’s master’s degree in criminal justice. He was a part of the 1975 season when he was a player in an collegiate summer league with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Tudor was chosen into Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox in the third round of the MLB draft (secondary phase) from Georgia Southern.

Tudor made his debut with The Red Sox on August 16 the 16th of August, 1979. He played a few games in the minors during 1980 and was utilized in both the role of a starter and relief pitcher in 1981. Tudor was finally able to establish himself as a part of the team in 1982 after finishing 13-10, with an 3.63 ERA. Following his 13-12 finish the next campaign, Tudor was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for designated hitter Mike Easler. After a single season in Pittsburgh and a season in which the team was 11-11 and had an 3.27 ERA, he was shipped back to St. Louis as part of a deal to acquire the veteran infielder George Hendrick. The Pirates got a professional minor leaguer as part of the deal and also sent the catcher Brian Harper to the Cardinals.

The Cardinals were in the heat of a division race against Gooden and the New York Mets in September 1985. Tudor improved even more by starting the month with two consecutive shutouts and then pitched against Gooden himself in a matchup on September 11. Gooden and Tudor locked horns pitch-for-pitch and the score was 0-0 after nine innings. Jesse Orosco took over for Gooden in the tenth inning and gave up a home run to César Cedeño. Tudor came back out in the bottom of the inning and finished the three-hit, ten-inning masterpiece for his third consecutive shutout of the month. After two sub-par performances, he pitched his fourth shutout of the month and then pitched another ten innings of shutout ball against the Mets’ Ron Darling but the Mets turned the table and beat the Cardinals’ bullpen in the eleventh inning.

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Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Tudor celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.

What happened to John Tudor?

Injuries limited Tudor’s playing time after 1985 and eventually ended his career. He was the victim of a freak accident in 1987 when the Mets’ catcher Barry Lyons went into the Cardinals’ dugout trying to catch a foul ball and crashed into Tudor, breaking Tudor’s leg.

Is John Tudor a Hall of Famer?

LOUIS — Four former Cardinals — Keith Hernandez, Tom Herr, John Tudor and Bill White — were given passage in the club’s Hall of Fame on Saturday. Three of them got that honor because of one man — both because of his advocacy for such enshrinement and because of the type of ballplayer he formed them into.

What pitches did John Tudor throw?

Tudor: “Yes. That all I threw. I threw fastballs and changeups to righties, and fastballs and curveball to lefties. For both sides, it was two pitches to each side of the plate.

How fast did John Tudor throw?

Actually, in his early years, Tudor could reach around 93 miles per hour , as he recalled in 2011. However, chronic arm pain sapped his speed and forced him to get by with “guts and guile,” as sportswriter Peter Gammons put it in a May 1990 feature.

Who is Deacon John Tudor?

John Tudor was born near Exeter, Devonshire, England, in 1709, the son of William and Mary Tudor. He came to Boston with his mother in 1715 after the death of his father and married Jane Varney in 1732. A baker by trade and also a church deacon , he kept a remarkable diary of events in Boston from 1732 to 1793.