Tim Stoddard
- January 9, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Tim Stoddard |
Occupation | Baseball Player |
Date Of Birth | Jan 24, 1953(1953-01-24) |
Age | 71 |
Birthplace | East Chicago |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Indiana |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Tim Stoddard Biography
Name | Tim Stoddard |
Birthday | Jan 24 |
Birth Year | 1953 |
Place Of Birth | East Chicago |
Home Town | Indiana |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Siblings | Phil Stoddard, Cathy Stoddard, Jeff Stoddard |
Tim Stoddard is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 24, 1953 in East Chicago, Indiana, United States. Timothy Paul Stoddard (born January 24 1953) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Stoddard is one of two players to play in both an World Series and a Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship alongside the fellow East Chicago Washington High School alumni Kenny Lofton.
Stoddard first made it to the majors by playing in the year 1975. He was let go to the White Sox organization in March 1977, and then later signed with his team, the Baltimore Orioles.
A right-handed pitcher, Stoddard pitched for the Chicago White Sox (1975), Baltimore Orioles (1978–83), Chicago Cubs (1984), San Diego Padres (1985–86), New York Yankees (1986–88) and Cleveland Indians (1989). Currently, he is the pitching coach for the baseball team at North Central College.
After a second brief majors call up in 1978, Stoddard made a Major League Roster for good in 1979 with the Baltimore Orioles; that year, he pitched in 29 games, winning three and saving three others, with a 1.71 earned run average in 58 innings pitched. The 1979 Orioles won the American League pennant, before losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series, after leading three games to one. In Game Four, Stoddard was the winning pitcher and drove in a run with an eighth-inning single, becoming the first player to drive in a World Series run in his very first at-bat. (At the time, the World Series only used the designated hitter in even-number years.)
In the sport of basketball, Stoddard was an active forward on the Wolfpack’s 1973-74 NCAA Basketball Champions under Coach Sloan the team, and was a teammate with Basketball Hall of Famer David Thompson. The Wolfpack were 30-1 during the season, with only one loss coming against coach Bill Walton’s UCLA Bruins. The Wolfpack got revenge at the NCAA Tournament and defeated UCLA in the Final Four, ending UCLA’s seven-year reign to be National Champions. Stoddard scored 9 score and grabbed 9rebounds during the double overtime final, which was a 80-77 victory. Stoddard scored 8 points and 7 rebounds during the 76-64 win of the Championship Game vs. Marquette University. For his college basketball career, Stoddard averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebound per game and had 5.6 scores and 4.8 rebounding during the championship season.
Tim Stoddard Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Tim Stoddard is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tim Stoddard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
A 6’7″ Stoddard was born and raised in East Chicago, Indiana. He was on his 1971 East Chicago Washington High School Senators basketball team, who won without losing (29-0) and also won the Indiana state basketball championship at the high school level. The other players on the team were Pete Trgovich (who played at UCLA) and Junior Bridgeman (who played at Louisville as well as in the NBA).
Stoddard was a collegiate pitcher in the NCAA tournament for NC State from 1972-1975. Stoddard had a record of 12-3 during 1974, and is 4th on the single-season NC State ERA list with an 1.05 ERA in 1975. The team took home 3 ACC Championships in Stoddard’s four seasons.
In January, 1975, Stoddard was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the MLB January draft after playing collegiate baseball at North Carolina State. In 1975 he made his professional debut, pitching for the Class AA Knoxville Sox, where he went 3-4, with a 4.23 ERA and 7 Saves. In 1976 he pitched for Knoxville and the Class AAA Iowa Oaks. Released by the White Sox, Stoddard pitched the 1977 season for the Baltimore Orioles’ Class AA Charlotte O’s going 10-7 with a 3.21 ERA and 5 saves. In 1978 Stoddard was promoted to the Class AAA Rochester Red Wings, where he was 7-3 with a 2.61 ERA and 7 saves.
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Stoddard pitched his final season (1989) with the Cleveland Indians, pitching in 14 games with a 2.95 ERA before being released on July 12, 1989.
Facts & Trivia
Tim Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tim Stoddard celebrates birthday on January 24 of every year.
In 2006, Stoddard was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame.