Tom Hall

Thomas Edward Hall was born on November 23, 1947 in Thomasville, North Carolina.

The Minnesota Twins drafted him in round three of the 1966 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut for them in 1968, going 2-1 with a 2.43 ERA in four starts and four relief appearances as a rookie.

Hall spent three more years with the Twins, logging time as both a starter and as a reliever. His best season came in 1970, when he went 11-6 with four saves and a 2.55 ERA over 155.1 innings. Hall was 25-21 with 13 saves and a 3.00 ERA during his four year tenure in Minnesota. He helped the team win back-to-back AL West crowns in 1969 and 1970, owning an 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in three postseason appearances.

Minnesota traded him to the Cincinnati Reds following the 1971 campaign, acquiring veteran relief pitcher Wayne Granger. Hall had an outstanding season for the Reds in 1972. He was 10-1 with a 2.61 ERA and eight saves in his familiar hybrid starter-reliever role. Cincinnati lost to the Oakland Athletics in the World Series that October, but Hall allowed just one run over 15.1 postseason innings.

Injuries began to limit Hall after that. He had a 4.02 ERA between 1973 and 1977, averaging just 55 innings per season. This is compared to the 138 innings per season average Hall carried between 1969 and 1972.

Hall retired after the 1977 season, and worked as a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service for 20 years.