Tommy Greene

Ira Thomas (Tommy) Greene (born April 6, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies from 1989 to 1995. He also played for the Houston Astros in 1997. He is currently a post-game studio analyst for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Tommy Greene
Pitcher
Born: (1967-04-06) April 6, 1967
Lumberton, North Carolina
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1989, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1997, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Win–loss record38–25
Earned run average4.14
Strikeouts461
Teams
Career highlights and awards

High school

Greene played baseball at Whiteville High School in North Carolina where he was teammates with Patrick Lennon and won a state championship. As a sophomore he had a 10–0 record and hit .350. As a senior he hit .490, recorded a 0.07 earned run average and struck out 270 batters in 124 innings. He threw nine total no-hitters in high school.[1]

Pro career

On May 23, 1991, Greene threw a no-hitter for the Phillies against the Montreal Expos. He struck out 10 batters and walked 7. Greene was starting for only the second time in the season and 15th time in his major league career. Greene was pitching in place of Danny Cox who had suffered a pulled groin in his last start. Greene became the first visiting pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in Montreal's history as the Phillies defeated the Expos, 2–0 before an Olympic Stadium crowd of 8,833.[2]

The next year in 1992, tendonitis in his arm and shoulder caused him to miss ​3 1⁄2 months of the season; he appeared in only 13 games.

His best year as a pitcher was in 1993 as a member of the Phillies. He had a record of 16–4, tied with Curt Schilling for the most wins with that club. During that same season, he started Game 4 of the 1993 World Series for the Phillies against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Greene remained in baseball for a few more years, splitting season between the Majors and the minors as he tried to get his ailing shoulder into shape. Unfortunately for Greene his shoulder never completely healed. Greene started only 19 games in the big leagues from the 1994 season until he left the game in 1997.

Greene was a GM of the Southern Collegiate baseball team, the Monroe Channel Cats, and also maintains a real estate business.

See also

Notes
  1. Carree, Chuck (June 1, 2005). "Baseball Town USA". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. Murray Chass (1991-05-24). "BASEBALL; From Sub to Sublime: No-Hitter for Phillies' Greene". New York Times.

Preceded by
Nolan Ryan		 No-hitter pitcher
May 23, 1991		 Succeeded by
Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson, & Gregg Olson
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