J. Thompson "Tom" Zachary. Pitcher with the Washington Senators in 1919-1925 and 1927-1928. 1924 (Washington) and 1928 (New York Yankees) World Series champion. 186 wins and 23 saves in 19 MLB seasons. He debuted with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1918.
In Washington's AL pennant-winning 1924 season, he posted a 15-9 record with a 2.75 ERA in 202.2 innings pitched. He also won games 2 and 6 to lead Washington's 7-game World Series championship. In 1949 with the New York Yankees, he went 12-0, an MLB record that still stands for most wins without a loss in one season. He finished his career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1936.
Despite all that, Zachary is best remembered as the pitcher who gave up Babe Ruth's 60th home run in 1927.
Before his MLB career began in 1918 (he never played in the minors), Zachary made history in college. From his SABR biography:
In one of the greatest collegiate pitching duels ever waged, future major league pitchers Tom Zachary and George Murray faced off on April 6, 1918, at Guilford College. Murray was the star of North Carolina State University and would drive out four singles and steal a base against his opponent. Meanwhile Zachary collected two of his team’s six hits off Murray. The two men matched out for out over 16 innings. Murray amassed 20 strikeouts while Zachary fanned 14. The game, tied at 0-0, was finally halted after the 16th frame by the umpire, Sherwood Upchurch, on account of “haziness” even though the sun had not set. Many in the crowd of 700 were certain that Upchurch’s “appetite had run away with him and that he was no longer interested in baseball.”
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