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Thomas Wayne Fletcher (June 28, 1942 – May 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and former Major League pitcher, a left-hander who appeared in one game with the Detroit Tigers in 1962. Born in Elmira, New York, he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he was a 1962 College Baseball All-America Team selection.

Tom Fletcher
Pitcher
Born: (1942-06-28)June 28, 1942 Elmira, New York
Died: May 9, 2018(2018-05-09) (aged 75) Danville, Illinois
Batted: Both Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 12, 1962, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 12, 1962, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	0.00
Strikeouts	1
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1962)

Listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg), Fletcher signed with the Tigers in 1962 and spent the bulk of the season with the Knoxville Smokies of the Sally League, getting into 17 games (with 11 starts) and posting a sterling 2.33 earned run average with two complete games and a shutout. Detroit recalled him in September when rosters expanded to 40 men, and on the 12th, he made his MLB debut at Tiger Stadium. Entering a game against the Boston Red Sox with Detroit trailing, 6–2, he pitched the eighth and ninth innings, allowing two bases on balls, one hit, and a wild pitch, but he held the Bosox off the scoreboard. He struck out one hitter, pitcher Mike Fornieles.[1] His line during those two innings pitched ultimately constituted his big-league statisical legacy.

Fletcher's pro career extended for six more years, all in the minor leagues. His son Darrin, a catcher, had a 14-season, 1,245-game MLB career for four clubs and was a 1994 National League All-Star.

Tom Fletcher died in Oakwood, Illinois, on May 9, 2018.[2]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)

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