Tom Qualters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1935
Place of Birth: McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Tom Qualters
- Thomas Francis Qualters (born April 1, 1935), nicknamed Money Bags, is a former right-handed major league baseball pitcher, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
- He played with the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox in the 1950s. At 6 feet (1.83 m) tall, 190 pounds (86 kg), pitcher Qualters was a bonus baby with the Philadelphia Phillies, signed out of high school for $40,000.
- He made his major league debut on September 13, 1953.
- He had an unusual rookie year, as he posted an ERA of 162.00.
- In his only appearance that year, he allowed six earned runs and retired just one batter.
- However, he remained on the Phillies' roster for two years (1953 and 1954), only appearing in that one game, and earning the nickname "Money Bags" from his teammates.
- After spending two years in the International League, he had a couple more cups of coffee with Philadelphia (pitching in six games in 1957 and one in 1958) before being sent to the Chicago White Sox.
- He pitched respectably for the Sox in 1958, but did not record a win, loss or save.
- His final major league game was September 25, 1958.
- Qualters continued to pitch in the minors, mainly at the Triple-A level, through the end of 1962. In total, Qualters appeared in 34 games without a major-league decision.
- He is the only pitcher to appear on a Topps baseball card four times without ever recording a win or loss.After his baseball career ended, Qualters worked for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission as a law enforcement officer.Now retired and living in Somerset, Pennsylvania, he is married to Beverly Qualters and has 8 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
- He spends time with his family and helps out with the Somerset High School baseball team.
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