Thomas Arruda
Thomas John Arruda "Topper"
Born: August 16, 1939
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Career: 1958-1970
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Thomas Arruda compiled a career record of 125 wins and 97 losses, with 17 saves, and a 3.20 ERA in his 442-game pitching career with the Michigan City White Caps, Fresno Giants, Eugene Emeralds, Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants, Tacoma Giants, Springfield Giants, Amarillo Sonics, Oklahoma City 89ers, San Jose Bees, Elmira Pioneers, Rochester Red Wings, Columbus White Sox and Charlotte Hornets. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Michigan City White Caps | 16 | 9 | .640 | 2.52 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 186.0 | 115 | 66 | 52 | 2 | 125 | 209 | 18 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| 1959 | C | CALL | Fresno Giants | 7 | 15 | .318 | 6.34 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 169.0 | 181 | 145 | 119 | 22 | 133 | 159 | 14 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 1959 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.35 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 164.0 | 137 | 84 | 61 | 4 | 116 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3.84 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 136.0 | 118 | 78 | 58 | 10 | 80 | 7 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.05 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 43 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2.41 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 187.0 | 149 | 63 | 50 | 6 | 93 | 7 | 134 | 10 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.90 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 214.0 | 176 | 79 | 69 | 9 | 110 | 6 | 178 | 11 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.91 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 17 | 6 | .739 | 1.88 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 220.0 | 161 | 60 | 46 | 7 | 86 | 5 | 179 | 14 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.91 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.93 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 94.0 | 105 | 56 | 41 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.60 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 105.0 | 99 | 47 | 42 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.80 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.91 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 66.0 | 51 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.19 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 116.0 | 119 | 67 | 54 | 14 | 37 | 6 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Columbus White Sox | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2.39 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 79.0 | 51 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.56 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81.0 | 71 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 125 | 97 | .563 | 3.20 | 442 | 224 | 0 | 111 | 27 | 17 | 1974.0 | 1678 | 880 | 702 | 119 | 1011 | 56 | 1532 | 117 | 3 | 128 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Michigan City White Caps | 41 | 93 | 79 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 28 | .203 | .315 | .367 | .682 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | C | CALL | Fresno Giants | 41 | 91 | 82 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 23 | .232 | .300 | .476 | .776 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 35 | 75 | 65 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .308 | .384 | .462 | .845 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants | 57 | 64 | 62 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .161 | .175 | .226 | .400 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 34 | 82 | 69 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | .130 | .231 | .188 | .419 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .708 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 38 | 90 | 83 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .133 | .163 | .145 | .307 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | 31 | 86 | 82 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .232 | .267 | .317 | .585 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .455 | .788 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | 22 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .343 | .395 | .571 | .966 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .625 | .500 | 1.125 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 9 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 | .174 | .182 | .356 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 32 | 45 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .184 | .279 | .263 | .542 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 25 | 45 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .150 | .209 | .150 | .359 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Columbus White Sox | 51 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .125 | .185 | .167 | .352 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 51 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 521 | 828 | 736 | 85 | 149 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 216 | .202 | .267 | .306 | .572 | 225 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Michigan City White Caps | P | 28 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 3 | .925 | 1.750 |
| 1959 | C | CALL | Fresno Giants | P | 28 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 4 | .911 | 1.464 |
| 1959 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 28 | 9 | 39 | 5 | 3 | .906 | 1.714 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants | P | 45 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 7 | .982 | 1.222 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | P | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .917 | .550 |
| 1963 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | P | 29 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 2.379 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | P | 28 | 17 | 58 | 3 | 5 | .962 | 2.679 |
| 1965 | AA | EL | Springfield Giants | P | 29 | 14 | 56 | 1 | 5 | .986 | 2.414 |
| 1966 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | P | 21 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .538 |
| 1967 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | P | 8 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.625 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 23 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | .975 | 1.696 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 24 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 3 | .914 | 1.333 |
| 1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .750 |
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Columbus White Sox | P | 46 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .952 | .435 |
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Columbus White Sox | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | P | 51 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .294 |
| Totals | 444 | 142 | 466 | 27 | 42 | .957 | 1.369 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | Midwest League | Michigan City White Caps | SFN | ||
| 1959 | C | California League | Fresno Giants | SFN | ||
| 1959 | B | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | SFN | ||
| 1960 | B | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | SFN | ||
| 1961 | AA | Texas League | Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants | SFN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Springfield Giants | SFN | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Springfield Giants | SFN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
| 1965 | AA | Eastern League | Springfield Giants | SFN | ||
| 1966 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Sonics | HOU | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1967 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | CAL | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1969 | AA | Southern League | Columbus White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1970 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte Hornets | MIN |
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