| Birth: | Mar. 6, 1933 | | Death: | Dec. 16, 2004 | 
Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League baseball as a pitcher for fourteen seasons (1955 to 1957, 1960, 1963 to 1972) with the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and Kansas City Royals. One of the first pitchers to throw in the "submarine side-arm" fashion, he led the National League in Saves twice (1965 and 1967) while with the Cubs. He ended his career with a total of 148 Saves.
Search Amazon for Theodore Abernathy | | | Burial:
Gaston Memorial Park
Gastonia
Gaston County
North Carolina, USA |
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Record added: Dec 18, 2004
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Ted-Saw you at Wrigley -1967-You came in relief for Rich Nye, who started against Claude Osteen. You ended up striking out Jim Levebre, Wes Parker , Willie Davis, Len Gabrielson, and Jeff Torborg. They could not touch that under arm stuff. A great day at ...(Read more)
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JKLARIC-TINLEY PK IL
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BigLebo
Added: Jan. 13, 2013 |
they used to call him "dear abby" in cincinnati, and he never disappointed out of the pen in the late innings. the underhand delivery made it extra-special.
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boy howdy
Added: Sep. 18, 2012 |
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